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CONTENTS. 


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PAOE 

vii 


ARTICLE  I.  Synopsis  of  the  pescribed  Neuroptera  op  North  Ameri- 
ca, WITH  A  LIST  of  THE  SouTH  AMERICAN  SPECIES.  Pre- 
pared for  the  Smithson-an  Institutior  by  Hermann 
Hagen.    July,  1861.    Pp.  368. 

ARTICLE  II.  Synopsis  op  the  described  Lepidoptera  of  North  Ame- 
rica. Part  I.  Diurnal  and  Crepuscular  Lepidoptera. 
Compiled  for  the  Smithsonian  Institution  by  John  a. 
Morris.    February,  1862.    Pp.  376,  and  30  wood-outs. 


45143 


ADVERTISEMENT. 


The  present  series,  entitled  "  Smithsonian  Miscellaneous  Col- 
lections,"  is  intended  to  embrace  all  the  publications  issued  directly 
by  the  Smithsonian  Institution  in  octavo  form;  those  in  quarto  con- 
stituting the  "Smithsonian  Contributions  to  Knowledge."  The 
quarto  series  includes  memoirs  embracing  the  records  of  extended 
original  investigations  and  researches  resulting  in  what  are  be- 
lieved  to  be  new  truths,  and  constituting  positive  additions  to  the 
sum  of  human  knowledge.  The  octavo  series  is  designed  to  con- 
tain  reports  on  the  present  state  of  our  knowledge  of  particular 
branches  of  science;  instructions  for  collecting  and  digesting  facts 
and  materials  for  research;  lists  and  synopses  of  species  of  tiie 
organic  and  inorganic  world;  museum  catalogues;  reports  of  ex- 
plorations; aids  to  bibliographical  investigations,  etc.,  generally 
prepared  at  the  express  request  of  the  Institution,  and  at  its 
expense. 

The  position  of  a  work  in  one  or  the  other  of  the  two  series  will 
sometimes  depend  upon  whether  the  required  illustrations  can  be 
presented  more  conveniently  in  the  quarto  or  the  octavo  form. 

In  both  the  Smithsonian  Contributions  to  Knowledge,  and  the 
present  series,  each  article  is  separately  paged  and  indexed,  and 
the  actual  date  of  its  publication  is  that  given  on  its  special  title- 
page,  and  not  that  of  the  volume  in  which  it  is  placed.  In  many 
cases,  works  have  been  published,  and  largely  distributed,  years 
before  their  combination  into  volumes. 

While  due  care  is  taken  on  the  part  of  the  Smithsonian  Insti- 
tution to  insure  a  proper  standard  of  excellence  in  its  publications, 
it  will  be  readily  understood  that  it  cannot  hold  itself  responsible 
for  the  facts  and  conclusions  of  the  authors,  as  it  is  impossible  in 
most  cases  to  verify  their  statements. 

JOSEPH  HENRY, 

Secretary  S.  I. 


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SYNOPSIS 


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XEUROPTERA  OF  XORTH  AMERICA. 


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NORTH  AMEMCA. 


WITH  A  LIST  OF  THE  SOUTH  AMERICAN  SPECIES. 


PREPARED   rOR   THE   SMITHSONIAN    INSTITUTION 


BY 

HERMANN    II  AG  EN, 


WASHINGTON: 
SMITHSONIAN   INSTITUTION 

JULY,  ISOl. 


ADVERTISEMENT. 


The  prcsen.  "Synopsis  of  Xorth  American  Neuroptera"  has 
been  prepared  by  Dr.  Hermann  Kagen  of  Kunigsberg  (one  of  the 
h.g  est  ].v,„g  aujhontie.  on  this  subject),  at  I  speoLl  rec  uesi 
of  the  Sin.tason.an  Institution,  from  materials  in  considerable 
part  sapphcd  by  the  collections  of  the  Institution,  or  furnished  for 
the  purpose,  by  correspondents,  at  Its  request.  It  is  hoped  that 
the  pubhcauon  of  this  work  and  its  distribution  throughout  the 
country  vvdl  call  attention  to  the  insects  of  this  order,  ^nd  .o,„,t 
m  the  collection  of  fuller  materials,  to  be  used  hereafter  in"  the 
preparation  of  a  more  perfect  report. 

For  -  e  purpose  of  making  the  present  work  serve  the  purpose 
of  a  report  on  the  Neuroptera  of  the  i\ew  World,  a  list  .the 
names  of  the  known  South  American  species  has  been  added! 
thT  "Vf^^,^7«'^°*  y<^'  l^^en  published,  but  descriptions  of 
them  VI  1  shortly  be  presented  to  the  world  by  Dr.  Ilagen  in  some 
one  ot  the  German  scientific  journals. 

The  manuscript  of  this  work  was  furnished  by  Dr.  Ila-en  in 
Latin  and  it  has  been  translated  into  English  by  Mr.  P  1\  Uhler 
of  Baltimore  To  him,  .nd  to  Baron  R.  Osten  Sacken,  the  Insti- 
tution ,s  under  obligations  for  the  careful  examination  and  cor- 
rection of  the  proof  sheets. 

JOSEPH  HENRY, 

<!„,.„  T  Secretary  S.  I. 

Wasuiagton,  June,  ISGl. 


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PREFACE. 


TriE  following  Synopsis  of  the  Neuroptcra  of  North  America 
has  been  prepared  '!i!  accordance  with  the  desire  of  the  Smithsonian 
Institution,  and  contains  all  the  known  species  found  hitherto  in 
the  United  States,  in  the  English  and  Russian  colonies,  Mexico, 
Central  America,  and  the  West  Indies.  Many  species  described 
originally  as  belonging  to  the  last-named  countries,  may  hereafter 
be  found  in  the  southern  parts  of  the  United  States. 

The  materials  upon  which  the  Synopsis  has  been  based  are  the 
following: — 

1.  Specie:  furnished  by  the  Smithsonian  Institution,  chiefly 
Odonata,  collected  by  Capt.  J.  Pope,  U.  S.  A.,  on  the  Pecos  River, 
Westcn  Texas  (lat.  32°,  long.  104°),  by  Dr.  Berlandier  and  Lr. 
Couch,  U.  S.  A.,  at  Matamoras,  and  by  Dr.  Engelmann  at  St. 
Louis. 

2.  The  very  numerous  species  collected  by  Baron  Osten  Sacken 
in  different  parts  of  the  United  States,  particularly  at  Washington, 
at  Trenton  Falls,  at  Savannah  and  Dalton  in  Georgia,  at  Berkeley 
Springs  in  Virginia,  in  Florida,  in  Cuba,  on  the  St.  Lawrence 
River,  and  at  Chicago. 

o.  A  considerable  number  of  Odonata,  collected  by  Mr.  Abbot 
in  Georgia,  and  furnished  by  the  late  Mr.  Escher-Zollickofer  of 
Zurich. 

4.  A  considerable  number  of  Odonata,  collectcc"  by  the  late  Mr. 
Guex  at  Bergen  Ilill  in  New  Jersey,  and  communicated  by  Prof. 
Sohaura  of  Berlin. 

5.  A  considerable  number  of  Neuroptcra  from  California,  Ma- 
ryland, Illinois,  and  North  Red  Iviver  (from  Mr.  Robert  Kcnni- 
colt),  furnished  by  Mr.  P.  R.  Uhler  of  Baltimore. 

6.  Some  species  collected  in  Florida  by  Mr.  Norton,  and  at 
New  York  by  Mr.  Calverly. 


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PREFACE. 


1.  Otl.or  species  collected  in  South  Carolina  by  Mr.  Zimmer- 
mann   and  furnished  by  the  late  Prof.  Gcrmar  of  Halle 

scrlLufvT"  f'^T^''^"' ''"'"'"""^^  ''''  ''''''  «f  ^^^■"^''-".  de- 
la"  Mr.  Say  ™"^^"'  ^"'  ^^'"^  ^P^-'^  ^-•-^-'^  ^^  the 

11.  Many  species  collected  in  the  Russian  colonies  and  in  Cali- 
orn..  con.nnn.ated  by  Mr.  Menetries  fro.  the  Imperial  Musel 

of  bt.  Petersburg,  and  by  Colonel  Motschulsky 

12.  The  Neuroptera  of  Xorth  America  of  the  Museum  at  Ber 
lin,  furnished  by  ])r.  Gerstaecker. 

13.  The  Neuroptera  of  North  America  of  the  Museum  at  Vi 
enna,  communicated  by  Mr.  Kollar.  ^viustum  at  Vi- 

r!^  ?^  ^Y''^'^''^  «f  ^^^orth  America  of  the  collection  of  the 
Baron  Selys  Longchamps  at  Liege,  with  the  types  described  by 
M  ssrs.  ambur,  Latreille.  Palisot  de  B^auvois.  contained  in  Ser- 
vile's  collection,  and  some  supplied  by  Mr.  Asa  Fitch 

15.  Some  types,  chieHy  from  Labrador,  described  by  Mr.  Bur- 

moKster  and  contained  in  the  collection  of  Mr.  Sommer  at  Altona 

U.  1  he  very  great  number  of  Xeuroptera  of  the  British  Museum 

n  Lo  don,  described  by  Mr.  Fr.  Walker,  chiefly  from  Canada  and 

the  polar  regions,  which  I  examined  at  London  in  1857,  with  t  e 

kind  permission  of  Dr.  J.  E.  (Jray. 

I  have  endeavored  to  cite  the  literature  of  the  subject  as  com- 
Pletoly  as  possible.  Besides  the  printed  works,  I  have  taken  ad- 
vantage of  written  communications  made  by  Mr.  Ilaldeman  and 
Mr.  Uhler  on  those  species,  which  had  been  described  by  them  The 
rarememoir  of  the  late  Mr.  Say,  "Godman's  Westeni  Quartei  y 

copy  kindly  communicated  by  Baron  Osten  Sacken 

An  exclamation  mark  (!)  has  been  added  to  every  species  con- 

mlnalon!  "'^  °''"  '°"''"°"'  ''  "^"'"''^"^  ^^  '''  ^'''''  ""'"''^^  '^^' 

Where  an  (I)  has  been  added  to  the  name  of  the  author,  I  have 
seen  the  types  which  he  described. 

The  foregoing  statements  show  that  the  Synopsis  has  been  prin- 
cipally composed  from  species  which  I  myself  have  examined,  and 


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which  can  be  considered  as  undoubtedly  fixed.  Tliere  are,  how- 
ever, some,  especially  from  the  British  Museum,  which  are  not 
entirely  certain,  the  time  I  could  spend  at  London  not  being  suffi- 
cient to  determine  all  the  species.  The  number,  however,  of  spe- 
cies mentioned  iu  the  Synopsis  not  examined  by  myself  is  but 
small. 

I  have  added  a  Catalogue  of  all  the  species  of  South  American 
IS'europtera  hitherto  described,  and  of  the  new  species  contained 
in  my  collection.  All  the  yet  undescribed  species  have  been  added 
to  the  present  Catalogue,  as  their  publication,  which  has  already 
partly  been  eQected  (GomphidiB),  will  soon  be  terminated. 

There  can  be  no  doubt  that  the  species  named  in  the  Synopsis 
and  in  the  Catalogue  constitute  only  a  fraction  of  the  Neurop- 
terous  Fauna  of  America;  may  its  incompleteness  be  soon  shown 
by  a  multitude  of  new  discoveries. 


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1 

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Advertisement 

.       iv 

Preface 

V 

Table  of  Content*     .... 

.      ix 

Authorities 

.      xi 

Nortli  American  Neuroptera 

.      xi 

South  American  Neuroptera 

.     xvi 

Analytical  tables 

.     six 

Synopsis  of  Nortl>  American  Neuroptera 

1 

PSEUDONEUROPTERA       . 

xix,  1 

Fam.     I.  Teumitina 

1 

Fam.    II.  Embidina 

7 

Fam.  III.  PsociNA 

7 

Fam.  IV.  Perlina 

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Fam.    V,  Ei'iiEMERiNA   . 

38 

Fam.  VI.*  Odonata 

55 

Tribe     I.  Agrioninj 

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Sub-fam.     I.  Calopterygiua 

56 

Sub-fam.    II.  Agrionina  . 

62 

Legion   I.  PseuJostigmata 

62 

Legion  II.  Agrionina 

65 

Tribe    II.  Aesclinina 

98 

Sub-fam.  III.  Gomphina  . 

9S 

Sub  fam.  IV.  Aeschnina  . 

117 

Tribe  III.  Libollulina      . 

132 

Sub-fam.    V.  Cordulina  . 

132 

Sub-fam.  VI.  Libellulina 

141 

NEUROPTERA    

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X,  18, 

F-'m.     VII.    SlALI.VA          .           ,          ,           , 

187 

Fam.  VIII.  Hemeuo'jiva 

106 

Fam.     IX.  Pasokpi;:  i 

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240 

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CONTENTS. 


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Fam.      X.  Phryoanina 

Sub-fam.      I.  Pluyganides 
Sub-fain.    II.  LiiuTiopliilides 
Sub-fnin.  III.  fcericostoinitk-d 
Sub-fam.  IV.  Leptocerides 
Sub-fam.    V.  Hydropsythides 

Li,t  of  South  American  Neuroptera. 
rSDUDONEUROPTERA. 

Fam.  I.  Termitina  . 
Fam.  II.  Emuidfna  . 
Fanio  III.  Psocina  .  [ 
Fam.  IV.  Pi;i(LiNA  . 
Fam.  V.  Ei'HEMERixA 
Fam.  VI  Odoxata  . 
Tribe     I.  Agrionina 

Sub-fam.     I.  Calopteryg 
Sub-fam.    II.  Agrioniua 
Tribe    II.  Aeschuina 

Sub-fam.  III.  Gomphina 
Sub-fam.  IV.  Aeschnina 
Tribe  III.  Libellulina      . 
Sub-fam.    V.  Cordulina 
Sub-fam.  VI.  Libelluliua 
NEUROPTERA. 

Fam.    VII.  SiALixA 

Fam.  VIII.  Hemerodina 

Fam.     IX.  Panokpina  . 

Fam.      X.  Phkyganina 
List  of  genera  of  Nor'h  American  Neuroptera   . 
Distribution  of  species  of  do.     . 

List  of  genera  of  South  American  Neuroptera   .* 

Summary 

Glossary    .         .         .         _ 

Index        .        .  •        •         •        . 

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Corrections  and  additions 


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x\UTlI01UTIES. 


NORTH  AMERICAN  NEUROPTERA. 

Bart i-a 111,  John.— Observcations  on  the  Dragon-Fly,  or  Libellula  of 
Pennsylvania.  Philos.  Transact.  1750,  XLVI,  323.  Observations 
npon  the  Metamorphosis  of  the  Odouata  in  general. 

lllau chard,  Emile.— Histoire  naturello  des  Insectes,  etc.  Paris, 
1840,  1841,  etc.  3  vols.  150  pi.  Contains  description  of  some 
typical  forms  from  N.  America,  but  no  new  species. 

Les  planches  dans  Cuvier  regne  animal,  edit.  Masson,  1830—1846, 

8vo.     Corydalis  cornuta  and  Chauliodcs  p(ctinicornis  are  figured  in 
this  work. 

Browne,  Patrice.— The  Civil  and  Natural  History  of  Jamaica. 
London,  1789  (175G),  fol.  pp.  437.  Four  species  of  Odonata  are 
mentioned:  "1.  Tota  viridis  ;  2.  Fusca  tenuis,  ad  oculos  et  anum 
coeruleo-nitens  ;  3.  Maxima  rufula,  pectore  crassiori ;  4.  Tenuior 
tota  coerulea.     Tliese  insects  are  very  common  in  Jamaica." 

Burmeister,  nernianii.— Handbuch  dor  Entomologie.  Neurop- 
tera,  II,  P.irt  I.  Berlin,  1839,  Svo.  60  species  from  N.  America 
are  described  in  this  work  ;  36  of  them  are  new. 

Zoologischer  Hand  Atlas.    Berlin,  1836— 1843.    Fol.,  41  pi.    Termcs 

Jlaviprs  and  its  nympha  are  figured.     (I  have  examined  the  types 
of  Mr.  Burmeister.) 

Coiiuebert,  Ant.  Joh.— Illustratio  iconographica  insectorum  quje 
in  museis  parisinis  observavit  J.  C.  Fabricius.  Paris,  1799—1804. 
Fol.,  30  pi.     Librllula  cpoiiina  figured. 

Cnrtis,  .lohn.— Description  of  the  Insects  brought  home  by  Com- 
mander James  Clark.  Ross's  Second  Voyage.  App.  Nat.  Hist.  1831, 
4to.  —  pi.      Tiiiodci  hirlipvs  described. 

Driiry,  I)re%v.— Illustrations  of  Natural  History,  etc.  London,  1770 
—1782,  4to.  3  vols.  (ed.  Westwood,  1837).  Several  species  are 
figured  and  described. 

Duncan,  .f.— Introduction  to  Entomology.  London,  1840.  Svo.,  —pi. 
Lib(  llula  axilhna  figured  by  Mr.  Westwood. 


xn 


AUTHORITIES. 


Ericlisou,  Fr.  W.— Beitraege  zu  einor  Mono^rapliie  von  Mantispa. 
Gerinar's  Zeitschrift  f.  Entomologie,  1839,  8vo.  I,  Part  I,  147-173, 
1  pi.     Contains  three  species. 

Insekten  in  Schomburgk's  Reise  in  Onyana,  1848,  8vo.  III.     Con- 
tains several  species  from  the  West  Indies. 
Falil'iciu^,  J.  €.— Kntomologia  Systematica  et  Supplementa.     Haf- 
ni.'o,  171)12— 17<)8,  8vo.  5  vols.     Seventeen  species  are  described, 
nine  of  them  are  new.     (The  same  are  contained  in  the  works 
previously  published  by  this  author,  viz:  Systema  Entomologi^e, 
■        _17/r. ;  Species  Insectorura,  1781 ;  and  Mantissa  Insectornm,  1787.) 
Fauriciiis,  Otto.— Fauna  Groenlandica.  Ilafnite,  1780,  8vo.    Contains 
Lib,  Hula  vir;io  (erroneously), /%r</5a//m  rhomhica,  Termes  divina- 
torium.     See  Schioedte. 
litcli,  Asa.-First  Report  on  the  Noxious,  Beneficial,  and  other  Insects 
of  the  State  of  New  York.     Albany,  l8r.5,  8vo.     Thirty-six  species 
of  ( firysopina  and  ILmrrobina  are  described,  mostly  new. 

Winter  Insects  of  eastern  New  York,  from  Dr.  Kmmons'  .Journal  of 

Agriculture  and  Science,  1847,  vol.  v,  p.  274.     Contains  two  spe- 
cies of  B,m us  and  two  of  Pirla  new  to  science. 
»e  CJeer,  Charles.— Memoires  pour  servir  k  I'histoire  des  insectes. 
Stockholm,  4to,  1752-1778,  7  vols.     Four  species  are  described, 
two  of  them  new. 
Giebel,  C.  G.— Fauna  der  Vorwelt,  etc.     Leipzig,  8vo.  1856.    T.  II,  P. 
I,  Insecta.     Trrmrs  ihhilis  included  in  gum  Auim6,  described' by 
Frof.  Heer,  erroneously,  as  a  succinic  insect. 
Gosse.-Canadian  Naturalist.     I  have  not  seen  this  work,  which  contains 

two  new  PteronarcijH. 
Gray,  C;.  R.— In  E.  Griffith's  Animal  Kingdom.     London,  1824—1833. 

8vo.  16  vols.     Contains  some  new  species. 
Gueriii-MeneviWe,  F.  E.-Icouographie  du  Regne  animal.    I  have 

not  seen  this  wok,  which  contains  one  new  Palingenia. 
Ouilciiiig,  taiidsdowne.-The  generic  characters  of  Formicaleo, 
with  the  description  of  two  new  species  (from  the  West  Indies). 
Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  Lond.  1829,  vol.  xvi,  p.  47. 
Ilageii,  U.— Monographie  von  Termes  in  Linnaia,  X,  XII,  XIV.    1855— 
1860. 

Revue  desOdonates;  Monographie  des  Calopterygines ;  Monogra- 

pluo  des  Gomphines.     (cf.  Selys  Longchamps.) 
Haldcmaii.-Description  of  the  Agrion  ven<ri-notatum.    Proceed.  Acad. 

Pliilad.  1844.      T,rmes  niijriceps,  ibid.  1853,  June. 

Con/dalus  cornutus.     Journ.  Acad.  Boston,  1848,  with  plates. 
Hams,  Dr.  T.  W.— A  Treatise  on  some  of  the  Insects  of  New  England 

wliich  are  injurious  to  Vegetation.     Boston,  1852.     I  regret  mach 

not  to  have  seen  this  excellent  work.     Contains  one  Chnjsopa. 
Ileer,  O — Die  Insectenfauna  der  Tertiaergebilde  von  Oeuiugeu  und 


J 


)n  Mantispa. 
I,  147—173, 

0.  III.    Con- 

lenta.  Haf- 
e  described, 
n  the  works 
'ntomologiae, 
>rnni,  1787.) 

0.  Contains 
nnrs  divina- 

ither  Insects 
if-six  species 

!W. 

'  Journal  of 
13  two  spe- 
cs insectes. 
I  described, 

1.  T.  II,  P. 
jscribed  by 

ch  contains 

824—1833. 

al.    I  have 

''ormicaleo, 
st  Indies). 

V.    1855— 

Monogra- 

eed.  Acad. 

ates. 

r-  England, 

gret  mach 

ijsiipa. 
ngeu  und 


AUTHORITIES.  ^.jjj 

Radoboj.     Leipzig,  1849,  4to.  T.  II.     Contains  Tcrmes  dcbilis  as 
suicinic  insect  (included  in  Gum  Anim6). 
Kil-by,  W.-Fauna  boreali-Auiericana,  etc.     Norwich,  1837  4to      Con 
tains  a  List  of  arctic  Insects,  Libellula  viryo  and  Phn„janra  rhom- 
Z'T  ^:  ^^^'^'^^''  ^"J  'I'i'x^^les  hirtipes  from  J.  Curtis  ;  besides 
p.  Zo^  tlie  descriptions  of  four  species  taken  in  lat.  65-68.    A  nrion 
^«.//«  probably  erroneously  determined,  and  three  new  species, 
Prrla  Incaudata  (erroneously),  Lhnnephilus  nebulosus  ^nd  femoralisl 
the  descriptions  are  very  incomplete. 
^^'^^yf^^^'^^-'-^^ouogrniMe  der  Panorpatae.     Act.  Acad.  Berolin. 
lt.ib,  4to.,  1  plate.     Contains  five  species,  three  new  ones  from  N. 
America. 

KoIenaH,  F.-Genera  et  Species  Trichopterorum.     Part  I      Prague 

1848,  4to.     Contains  three  species  from  Greenland,  Labrador,  and 

N.  America,  one  of  them  new. 
Systematisches  Verzeichniss  der  dem  Verfasser  bekannten  Phry- 

gan.den  und  deren  Synonymik.     Wien.     Entom.  Monatschrift,  T. 

in,  l«o9,  p.  15.     Contains  the  names  of  six  species  from  N.  Ame- 

nca,  four  of  them  new. 

Genera  et  Species  Trichopterorum.    Part  IL     Nouv.  Memoir,  de  la 

hoc.  Impor.  cles  Naturalistes  b,  Moscou.  1859,  T.  XI  4  I  luave 
not  seen  this  work,  which  contains  the  descriptions  of  the  species 
mentioned  in  the  foregoing  work. 

Kollar,  V.-Naturgeschichte  der  schaedliehen  Insekten.     Wien  1837 
4to.     Contains   Tennes  flavipes,  injurious  in  the  warmhouses  of 
Schoenbrunn  and  Vienna.     This  description  has  been  omitted  in 
the  translation  of  this  work  by  Mr.  Loudon. 

Lafi-eille,  P.-IIistoire  naturelle,  etc.  des  Insectes.    Paris,  8vo.  1792 
— loUo,  vol.  xiv. 

Genera  Crustaceorum  et  Insectorum.     Paris,  4to.  1806-1809  vol 
IV.     Some  species  from  N.  Anr.erica  are  described,  but  none  of 
tliem  are  new. 

Leidy,  J.-Internal  Anatomy  of  Corydalus  cornutus  in  its  three  stages  of 
existence  (with  Haldeman).  ^ 

tichtenstein.-Catalogus  muse!  ditissimi  (Holthuisen).  Hamburg, 
1796,  8vo.     Part  III.     Contains  one  new  Ephemera.  ^' 

Linne,  C.-Systema  Natur.^  ed.  XII.  1767,  8vo.  Contains  three  spe- 
cies from  N.  America,  two  of  which  are  described  previously 7n 
Centuria  Insector.  1763,  4to.,  or  in  Amoenit.  Acad.,  vol.  vi.  T^e 
ed.  xiii,  oy  Mr.  Gmelin,  contains  several  species  described  by  dif- 
ferent authors.  "^ 

V.  MotscliHlsky,  V._Two  species  of  Termes  from  N.  America  are 
mentioned  in  the  Etudes  Eutomologiques,  T.  IV.     I  find  mentioned 
Etudes  VIII,  p.  11,  two  species  of  Phrjganina  from  N.  America 
Lrptoaraflrxuosa  Haldeman,  and  L.piocera  S-maculata  Haldeman. 
I  do  not  know  if,  or  where,  these  species  are  described. 


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AUTHORITIES, 


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^'cwilinn,  K.— Several  Bpecies,  chiefly  Perlina,  nre  deHcrilicd  in  Ento- 
mological Magaz.,  vol.  v,  and  iu  Annala  of  Nat.  History,  vol.  xiii, 
by  this  author. 

Newiiorf,  «.-  On  the  Oenus  Pteronarcys.  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  Loud., 
vol.  XX,  and  Annals  of  Nat.  Ili.stor.,  vol.  xiii,  contains,  moreover, 
some  species  of  I'erlina. 

Olivier,  <;.— Kncydopedio  nu'thodique,  vol.  vii,  4to.  Some  species  of 
N.  America  are  described  by  this  author. 

PaliHOt  lleauvois.— Insecte.s  reeueillis  en  Afri<iue  et  en  Am('ri(iue. 
Paris,  18(15— 1S21,  fol.    Three  species  are  described  by  this  author. 

I"erty,  M.— Delectus  animalium  articulatorum,  etc.  Monachiie,  18:i(t,  4to. 
One  species  of  Termes  from  the  West  Indies  has  been  described. 

Pictet,  F.— llistoire  naturelle,  etc.  des  insectes  Neuropteres.  Part  I, 
Perlides;  Part  II,  Ephemerines.  Geneve,  1S41— 1845,  8vo.,  with 
pl.  color.  Numerous  species  are  figured  and  described  in  this  flrst- 
rate  work. 

Reichenlmcli.-Volks-naturgeschichte.  IWmcs  JIavipes  has  been 
figured  in  this  work. 

RanilMli-,  P.— llistoire  naturelle  des  Neuropteres.     Paris,  1842    8vo. 
with  plates  (forms  a  part  of  the  Suites  il  Buffon,  published  by  Ro- 
ret).     Numerous  species  are  perfectly  described,  mostly  new. 

Say,  TU.  — Descriptions  of  insects  belonging  to  the  order  Ncuroptera 
Linn.  Latr.,  collected  by  the  expedition  authorized  by  J.  C.  Cal- 
houn, etc.  under  the  command  of  Major  S.  II.  Long,  in  (lodman's 
Western  Quarterly  Reporter,  1823,  vol.  ii.  No.  2,  article  iv,  pp.  160, 
16r).  This  very  rare  woik  contains  I'our  species  of  Phryganina, 
three  Ephemerina,  one  Myrmeleon,  one  Blttacus,  and  four  Perliua,' 
well  described. 

Nine  Species  of  Neuroptera  (three  Ephem.,  one  Ascalaphus,  two 

Hemerob.,  one  Chauliodes,  two  Phrygan.),  in  Heating's  narrative 
of  an  expedition  to  the  source  of  St.  Peter's  River,  etc.,  under  the 
command  of  Major  Long.    Philadelphia,  1824,  8vo.,  vol.  ii,  p.  205. 

American  Entomology,  vol.  ii,  182l,  8vo.    Contains  six  figures  (two 

Mantispa  and  four  Phryganea),  described  and  figured. 

Descriptions  of  new  N.  American  Neuropterous  Insects,  and  obser- 
vations on  some  already  described  by  (the  late)  Th.  Say.  .Journ. 
Acad,  of  Nat.  Sci.  of  Philadelphia,  18;3!),  vol.  viii,  Part  I,  p.  <)— 4g! 
Contains  the  descriptions  of  forty-nine  species  (ten  Aeschna.  twen- 
ty-one Libellula,  three  Calopteryx,  three  Lestes,  four  Agiion,  four 
Baetis,  one  Ephemera,  two  Formicaleo,  one  Chrysopa),  mostly  new 
to  science.  Unfortunately  the  work  of  Prof.  Burmeister  was  pub- 
lished at  the  same  time  and  contains  some  species  described  by 
Mr.  Say  under  different  names. 

Savigiiy,  J.  C— Description  de  I'Egypte.  Paris,  1825,  fol.  Contains 
the  figure  of  one  species  of  Libellula  (L.Jlavcsccs),  found  iu  N. 
America. 


AUTHORITIES. 


zr 


ilictl  in  Ento- 
tory,  vol.  xiil, 

1.  Soc.  Lond., 
ns,  niort'ovor, 

mo  species  of 

en  Am('ri(juo. 
>' tlii.s  nuthor. 
uio,18:j(i,4to. 
1  ilesciibed. 
ires.  I'iirt  I, 
5,  8vo.,  with 
I  in  this  iirst- 

cs  has   been 

?,  1842,  8vo., 
ished  by  Ho- 
ly new. 
I'  Nciuroptera 
by  J.  C.  Cal- 
:n  Godman'8 
0  iv,  pp.  160, 
I'liryganina, 
four  Terlina, 

alaphus,  two 
,''s  narrative 
;.,  under  the 
>1.  ii,  p.  205. 
iigures  (two 

I,  and  obser- 
iay.  Journ. 
I,  p.  0—46. 
clma,  twen- 
Agrion,  four 
mostly  new 
er  was  pub- 
escribed  by 

.     Contains 
bund  in  N. 


Scluot'dtcN  .1.  C.-Arthropodon  Oroenlands,  in  Rink,  goographiseL.r, 
etc       '".;c.hr,„n.ng  Oroenlands  and   in  Uerlin   Kntom.  Zeitschr. 
18.;0,  t.  Ill,  p.  1,}4.     Contains  four  specIeB  (one  Ephem.,  one  Ilem- 
erol).,  two  I'hrygan.). 
Scl.iu.uh'.-,  W,  «;.-Symbol,o  ad  Monographiam  generis  Chrysopa 
Leaoh.     Vrat.slav.a3,  1851,  8vo.,  with  plat,  color.     Contains  seven 
spec.es,  well  deseribeil  a.id  figured. 
DC  .Sel5s  LoiiKcUamm,  K._Kevue  des  Odonates  ou  Libellules 
d  Europe  avec  la  collaboration  de  U.  Hagen.      Paris,  1850,  8vo 
Men.o.r.  Soo.  R.  Science  de  Liege,  vol.  vi).     Two  species,   /Jb 
funh.,>.ca,  p.  53,  and  A^ri.n  iJouUulajji,  p.  209,  are  described  in 
th.s  work. 

Synoi)sis  des  Calopterygines.    I^ullet.  Acad.  Druxelles,  1853  t  xx 

Monog.-aplu-o  des  Calopte.ygines    avec   collab.   II.  Hagen    '  Paris' 

1854  8vo.  (Mem.  Soc.  R.  acience  de  Liege,  vol.  ?)•    Fourteen  spe- 
cies from  N.  America  are  described  in  this  work. 

Synopsis  des  Gomphines.     Bullet.  Acad.  Bruxell.  1854,  t.  xxi 

Monographie  des  Gomphines,  avec  collab.  H.  Hagen.     Paris   1857 

8vo.  (Me,n.  Soc.  II.  Science  .'     Liege,  vol.  ?).     Thirty-four  species' 
Irom  N.  America  are  described  in  this  work. 

Additions  au  Synopsis  des  Caloptei-ygines.  Bullet.  Acad.  Bruxell 
ser.  2,  185:),  T.  VII,  No.  7. 

Additions  au  Synopsis  des  Gomphines.     Bullet.  Acad.  Bruxell 
ser.  2,  1859,  T.  VII,  No.  8.  "ruxeil., 

Neuropt6.-es  do  I'isle  de  Cuba,  de  la  Sagra  Hist.  Cuba,  1857  fol    T 

VII,  p.  1.^3-201,  or  in  Poey,  Ins.  Cuba,  8vo.,  p.  435-473  Con' 
ta.ns  thirty-nine  species  fro.n  the  West  Indies,  chiefly  Odonata  • 
several  of  them  are  new  to  science.  ' 

Sloaiie,  II.-A  voyage  to  the  islands  Madeira,  Barbadoes,  Nieves.  St. 
Chnstopher  s,  a..d  Jan.aica,  with  the  natural  history,  etc.  of  insects. 
London,  170,-1725,  fol.,  2  vols.     Ten  species  of  Libellula  from 
Jamaica  have  been  described  in  this  work:  1.  Libellula  rufa  major 
(an  /..  abdominalis?)  ;    2.  L.  rufa  minor  (an  L.  simplrxO  ■    3    L 
maxima  ccorulea  aut  viridis  (an  Aesch„a  ingens?);  4.  L.  purpurea 
(^Lib.  discolor);  5.  L.  ca'rulea  minor  (A<jrion  spec.) 
Stephens,  J    F.-Illustrations  of  B.itish  Entomology.     London,  8vo., 
1830.     Mandibulata,  vol.  VI.     Some  species  of  European  Neurop- 
te.-a  mentioned  in  this  work  have  been  found  in  N.  America 
Swederiis,  X.  S.-Two  species  of  Panorpa  have  beendescribed  by  this 

author,  Vetensk.  Acad,  nya  Handl.  Stockholm,  17S7,  T.  VIII 
Uhler,  P.  R.-Contributions  to  the  Neuropterology  of  the  United  States 
1  roceed   Acad,  of  Nat.  Sc.  Philad.,  1857,  March,  p.  87.    Seven  spe- 
cies  of  Odonata  are  described. 
Walkei-,  F.-Catalogue  of  the  Specimens  of  Neuroptorous  Insects  in 
the  Collection  of  the  B.itish  Museum.     London,  8vo.,  Part  I  18d'> 
(Phryganides,  Perlides),  p.  1-192;  Part  II,  1853  (Sialid£e'-Ne 


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AUTironiTlES. 


mopteri.leg),  p.  193-470 ;  Part  III,  ISM  (T«rmitl.lf«-Rph„m«rl,lm) 

p.  477-085  ;  Part  IV.  185;{  (0.1.,„ata,  Calopterygin™),  p.  m~m'. 

In  tliis  work  234  speoioH  from  N.  America  are  doHcribod;  numorous 

of  them  are  new,  chiefly  from  Canada  an.l  tlie  Arutio  regions. 
Wesniael,  C'.-Sur  lea  Ilemerobidos  do  nelKi,|ue.     Uullet.  Acad.  Brux- 

ell.   1841,  vol.  viii,  p.  203.     One  Hpecies  of  Europe  denoribed  hero 

ima  been  found  in  N.  America. 
West  wood,  J.  O.— Monograph  of  the  genus  Panorpa.     Trans.  Entom. 

SCO.  Loud.,  vol.  iv,  with  plates.     Contains  fourteen  speoios  from 

N.  America,  some  of  them  now. 

On  the  genua  Mantispa.     Trans.  Knt.  Soo.  Lond.,  new  ser.,  vol.  1, 

with  plates.     Contains  throe  species  from  N.  America. 

Introduction  to  the  modern  ClassifLation  of  Insects.    London,  1840 

8vo.,  vol.  ii.     Contains  Termes  llavipes,  llgured. 

Zettemteat,  J.  W.  — Insecta  Lapponica.  Lii)siie,  1840,  4to.  Some 
species  from  Lapland  have  been  found  iu  the  Arctic  regions  of  N. 
America. 


I 


SOUTH  AMERICAN  NEUROPTERA. 
(The  authorities  mentioned  above  for  North  American  Neuroptera  are  omitted.) 

"^''"''m  *"/;**',  *^::::^"'''^''  clu  voyage  dans  I'AmSrique  meridionale  do 
M.  Alcide  d'Orbigny.     4to.  pi. 

Insectes  dans  C.  Gay  historia  flsica  de  Chili.     Paris,  1851,  4to.     I 

have  not  seen  this  work;  a  few  Neuroptera  are  described  and 
figured.' 

Fischer  von  Waldhei...,  «.-Notice  sur  quekjues  Orthopteres  et 
^europt6re9  du  Brosil.  Ihillot.  Auad.  Moscow,  1834,  T.  VII,  p.  322 
1  pi.  col.     Two  Mantispa  are  described  and  ligured.  '    "        ' 

Hageii,  II.— Neuroptera  von  Mossambic  in  Peters  Roise,  T.  IL  Written 
and  printed  1853,  but  not  yet  published.  Two  Termes  from  Bra- 
zil are  described. 

Monographie  der  Gattung  Oligoneuria.     Stett'n,  Erfomo'.  Zelt 

1856,  T.  XVI,  p.  202. 

Description  of  Mantispa  chilensis,  in  Stettin.  Entom.  Zeit.   1859  T 

XX,  p.  408.  '  '    ' 

Kirby,  W.-Description  of  the  Agrion  hrighhodU  in  Tr.    s.  Linn   Soc 
London,  1825,  T.  XIV. 


>  '.  '■ .-.  .y-Mx  row  epocios  are  dccribea,  auj  most  «f  them  Hgnrod.    (0«tea  Sackeu.) 


m 


"■^fe 


Jph(»m«rl(lH)), 

,  p.  nsd— (i68. 

d;  nuniurons 
regioiiH. 
Aoad.  firux- 
BHoribed  hure 

r.ins.  Entom. 
specios  from 

tr  sor.,  vol.  i, 

lOndon,  1840, 

4to.    Some 

■egioua  of  N. 


AUTIiOttlTIKH, 


xvH 


are  omitted.) 

ridionale  de 

851, 4to.     I 
scribed  and 

thopteres  et 
VII,  p.  322, 

tl.    Written 
»s  from  Bra- 

oinr',   Zeit. 

it.,  1S59,  T. 

.  Linn.  See. 


KoIIar,  V.-HrnsiIlon9  vorzilKlich  lli.tigo  Insecten  In  Dr.  Pol.l's  Relie 
in  nna.siH..n      Wlon.  1832.  4to.     T.o  Hp«cle.  of  Termo      r 
ncril)«d  (ui<l  iigurod. 

PIclct,  r.  J.-n«Hcription  .     quelqueH  nonvelles  08p^ce8  do  Neurop- 
t.^r«H  du  Musoo  ,lo  (luni.vo.    M......  S,,..  Vhy,.  (».,„6ve,  18;}(i,  T   VII 

p.  299.     /ullacu,  blanahrlli  and  Macron, ma  lin.atum  are  described 
aiiil  limuod. 

Perclit>|-oii,  A.-n„nera  dos  Insocto^  with  pi.    Paris,  1831,  8vo.  (with 

M.  GuC-nu).     One  species  ,.f  l'aliug,.,iia  has  been  de.scribo.l. 
.ce'^lllH,  A.-C.  DeGeer  genera  et  specios  insectorum  ex  auotoris  serin- 
tiH  extr.     Lipsira,  17s3,  8vo.  ^ 

iteilKKei-,  J.-R..ise  nacli  Paraguay.     Aarau,  183r.,  8vo.    Son.o  species 

of  Tormes  have  been  described  In  this  wo-k. 
Setoa,  A.-Locuplotissimi  rerum  natnraliu.n  th...sanrl  accurata  descriptio 
ot  iconibus  exp.essio.    An.Hter.lam,  17;i4-17(J4,  fol.,  4  vols.     Few 
species  of  Odonata  are  figured. 
SerTillo,  A.-Les  iXeuropteres,  dans  le  t.  X  d 'Encyclopedic  m6thodique 

de  M.  Olivier.     (Manti.pa  s,mi/n/a/ina.) 
TliniiluTg,  <'.  l»._Pauna  aurinan.on.sis.     Upsalia,  1822,  4to. 

l-auna  C'ayonnonais.     tlpsalijn,  1823,  4to. 

Fiiuna  IJrasilieu.sis.     Upsaliic,  1823,  4to. 

F'lunaAmeric.'emeridionalis.    Upsali.-e,  1823,  4to.,  3  parts.    I  have 
not  been  able  to  use  this  work,  whioh  contains  the  con.plete  list  of 

WPI...     *'"  T"'  '^'^-     ^''-  ^'""-  '''"^"">-  ^«'^-  XVIII,  p.  202.) 

;,.*;~1  ;'"''"""'  entomologlca,.    Kiel,  1801,  8vo.     (y:^,/.,„,,« 

loo/,  1.  XvII,  with  pi. 


n  Savkeu.) 


hr  n 


ANALYTICAL   TABLE.' 


SECTIONS. 
Section  I—PSEUDONEUROPTERA  Eiiicns. 

Mandibulate  insects  with  an  incomplete  metamorphosis  (active  pupa)  • 
lower  hp  mostV  cleft ;  four  membranaceous,  reticulate  211  frar  1' 

then  Z  r-7  ""^^  °^  ^^^^'-^'^  =  -'—  -tJ-r  subu  a  e  at5 
then  the  tarsi  three-  to  five-articulate,  or  3etiform.  or  filiform  in 
which  case  the  tarsi  are  two-  to  four-articulate  ' 

Section  II.-NEUROPTERA  Erichs. 

Mandibuhate  insects  with  complete  metamorphosis  (inactive  pupa)  • 
rr  wiir^"^-"""  '"«"^^— °-.  -^re'or  less  retic    ri  3 

i^™      ,'!'^'.^''^''^Vr  ^"""''''*^  =  '''''  five-articulate. 
PAMiLiE..-^,„/^„a,  //e,„e.o6.-„a,  Panorpina,  Phryganina. 

FAMILIES. 
Four  or  two  distinct  wings  ; 
Antenna)  inconspicuous,  subulate,  short  and  slender. 

17Z  "'  '"'"'"  ""'^  "^^^^^  °'  "^«  ^^-«  '-«^'^  ^  *--  triarti- 
P^ior  Wings  either  smaller  or  wanting;  tar^T^Ztr  fi:^^,. 

.nt^e^U,  eonspicuous,  seti.rm.  fili.r::;:.:'::^^. 

Tarsi  two-  or  three-articulate ; 
Wings  equal.  _        .,    „ 

. Fam.  II,  EjiniDiNA. 

Biout  of  the  families.  "  "' '""'  *"  ""'  "'•"'"«  "'  "^  ""'"''"I  arrange- 


'  ,-( 


^*  r"^  5"^ 

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zx 


SYNOPSIS  OP  NEUUOPTERA. 


Wings  unequal. 
Posterior  wings  smaller.  Fam.  III.  Psocina  (in  part). 

Posterior  wings  broader,  or  at  least  of  the  same  size  with  the 
anterior  ones.  Pani.  IV.  Perlina  (in  part). 

Tarsi  four-articulate;  wings  equal.      F;uu.  I.  Teumitina  (iu  part). 
Tarsi  five-  (sometimes  apparently  four-articulate). 
Posterior  wii;g3  with  no  anal  space  ;  not  folded. 

Mouth  more  or  less  rostra.ed.      Fain.  IX.  Paxoupina  (in  part). 
Mouth  not  rostrated  (at  the  utmost  only  conical). 

Fam.  VIII.  Hemerobin'A. 
Posterior  wings  with  a  folded  anal  space. ' 

Wings  reticulate.  Pam.  VII.  Siamna. 

Transverse  veins  rather  few.      Fam.  X.  Piiryoanixa  (in  p^.r*). 


Apterous,  or  with  rudimentary  wings  , 
Mouth  rostrated. 
Mouth  not  rostrated. 
Tarsi  five-articulate. 
Tarsi  four-aiticulate. 
Tarsi  three-articulate. 

Apterous,  or  with  two  rudimentary  wings  of  a  leathery  substance. 

Fam.  III.  Psocina  (in  part). 
Four  rudimentary  wings,  still  with  distinct  neuration. 

Fam.  IV.  Perlina  (in  part). 


Fam.  IX.  Panokpina  (in  part). 

Fam.  X.  Piiryganina  (in  part). 
Fam.  I.  Termitina  (in  part). 


1  Tlio  aiuil  spaco  is  absoiU  iu  a  (evr  IVmj'jaHina. 


NEFROPTEKA 


NORTH    AMERICA 


at 


1 


Section  I.   PSETTDONEUEOPTERA. 
Fam.  I.  TERMITIXA. 

^        , ,  ovate;    head   free:    ^ 

branaceous,  deciduous ;  tarsi  4-articulate. 


Body  depressed,  ovate;    head  free;    wings  equal,  mem- 


CALOTERMES  IIagex. 
Head  small,  two  ocelli ;    prothorax  large,  transverse,   oblono-  • 
costal  area  veined  ;  tarsi  furnished  with  an  apical  plautula.         °  ' 
1.  C.  castaneus ! 

'"'mum.,  n.  /04,  ,5 — Termes  antieus  Walk.]  Catal    noo 
.31.— im/K's  r/((0'?(wf(/(c  Walk.:  Catnl    5-^«!   q^       r'..i  ,  '    "' " 

Ha-  '  Linn    XT!  1^1,^     ■     r       I  '  ^^^— '^"'o'"'"'-  caslancus 

iia,..  i.inn.  XII,  38,  1  ;  tab.  n,  fig.  2  ;  tab.  iii,  fig.  o. 

Chestnut-color,  beneath,  antenn.c  and  feet  luteous ;  the  wino-s 
tuiged  with  brown,  margin  and  costal  veins  infuscate;  head  eliin! 
t.cal ;  prothorax  quadrangular,  anteriorly  a  little  sinnated;  medi  n 
nervule  approaching  the  subcostal  one,  its  apex  bifurcated. 
/  <n:  Smaller,  palo,  wings  hyaline.  (Cuba,  St.  Domin-o  ) 
Length  to  tip  of  wings  13-20  millimetres.  Length  "of'bodv 
b— b  millim.     Expanse  of  wings  23— 3G  miljim 

/lab.  San  Francisco.  California  (Chamisso);  Honduras  (Miller)  • 
Guafmalu  (T)oby);  Cuba;  Porto-Rico;  St.  Domingo,  Port-  -' 
Prince  (Lhronberg) ;  Columbia,  Venezuela  (Moritl  Apn  • 
Brazd  (Olfors);  Rio  (Schott) ;  St.  Leopoldo ;  C  lie  I  of 
France  (?).     Collection  of  de  Selys  Longchamps.  ' 

Not..     An  exclamation  point  aftc-r  tho  specific  name  at  the  bead  of  an 
rt  c  e  sl>^s  tba    tbo  ,b.scnptioa  ba.  been  ,ua,le  b,  tbe  autbo.  ^:Z ^,;:. 


^4™  . 


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*' 


^  NEUUOPTEaA  OF  NOHTII  AMERICA. 

2.  C.  marginipennis ! 

Tcrnus  m„r,jini,„nHe  Latr.!  Humboldt,  Recueil,  11,  111;  tab  xxxix 
fig.  8.-2Vm.  mexicanu.  Walker!  Catal.  ,WS,  m.-i'aloUrm.' mar- 
(jinipuinis  Hag.!  Linn.  XII,  47,  (i ;  XIV,  10(». 

Fulvous,   beneath,   anteniuc  and  feet  lutcous ;    win-s  whitisli 
margin  and  costal  veins  yellowish  ;  head  square ;  prothorax  square' 
anteriorly  emarginate ;  median  and  suljcostal  veins  sei)arated 

A  smaller  specimen  from  San  Diego  does  not  differ  in  colorin- 

\^ar.   Smaller,  fuliginous,  beneath,  antenmu  and  feet  fuscous"- 

wings  dirty-fuscous,  margin  and  costal  veins  infuscate,  (California  ) 

Length  to  lip  of  wings -18— 19  millimetres.     Bodv  7-8  millim 
Expanse  of  wings  31  millim. 

Hah.    Mexico   (Humboldt,    Muehlenpford,    Deppe) ;    Cuantla 
(Saussirre) ;  San  Francisco  and  San  Diego,  California. 

3.  C.  posticus ! 

CuloterniM posticus  Hag.!  Limi.  XII,  07,  15. 

Piceous,  base  of  the  anteniuc  and  feet  bright  yellow  ;    wind's 

;  head  square ;  prothorax  oblong.  '         ° 

Length  of  body  4|  millim. 
Hah.  St.  Thomas  "(Moritz). 

4.  C.  brevis ! 

Ten,^  oreris  Walk.!  Catal.  524,  33-7^n..  i,uleclsus  Walk.!  Catal.  524, 

,«■;;?"■  Jl!''''-'''^''  '^^'■■^"^■!  (i"  l"-^''t)  Catal.  5()2,  1  (Imago),  5(i;? 
(Sohhev).-Tem.  lucifu^jus  Walk,  (in  part)!  Catal.  505,  3.-C«/o 

s;.x;v:";!r""-'"'^^'^^^"^-"'^^-^=*^^-^"'%-- 

Fulvous,  beneath,  antenna)  and  feet  pale ;  wings  hyalino  .ostal 
veins_  yellowish,,  linear,   head    square;    prothorax  large,   ol^lono- 
anteriorly  emarginate;  median  nervure  distant,  curved  before  the 
apex,  united  to  the  subcostal  one. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  9  millim.     Body  4  millim.     Expanse  of 
wings  16  millim.  ^      ' 

Hab.  Mexico  (Deppe),  Vera-Cruz  (Salle);  Central  America; 
J..maica  (Gosso);  Cuba   (Poeppig,  Osten  Sacken)  ;  St.  Thomas 
(Moritz)    St.   Fo  de  Bogota;   Brazil  (Olfers,  Schott,  batterer 
kuemmel).  ' 

The  variety  from  Mexico  has  the  median  nervure,  sometimes  not 
curved,  nor  joined  to  the  subcostal  one.     Is  it  a  distinct  species  ? 


# 


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2 


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ri 


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1. 


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TERMOPSIS— TEU.MES, 


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tab,  xxxix, 
lolcrm.  mur- 


?s  whitisli, 

I'ax  square, 

rated. 

II  coloring. 

t  fuscous ; 

.'alitbruia.) 

-8  inilliiii. 

;    Cuantla 


;   wings 


Catal.  524, 
nago),  r)(i;5 
,  3.— Cn/o- 
.  iii,  lig.  [i, 

no,  costal 

oblong, 

efore  the 

cpansc  of 

America ; 

Tiiouias 

Vatterer, 

imesnot 
species  ? 


1 


TERMOPSIS  Heer. 
Head  large ;  ocelli  absenf^  prothorax  small ;  costal  area  veined ; 
tarsi  with  an  apical  plantula. 

1.  T.  angusticollis  ! 

Termes  casta,      .    Walk.!   Catal.  50(5,  4.-Tenuops.   a„,usticolUs  Ha^M 
Lmn.  XII,  ,5,1;  tab.  ii,  fig.  1 ;    tab.  iii,  (Igs.  6,41.    Linn.  XIV, 

Eufous,  beneath  paler,  month  infuscate ;  wings  dusky  hyaline 
costal  veins  rufous;  head  oval,  flat;  prothorax  small,  semicircular' 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  26  millim.  Body  11  millim.  Expanse 
of  wings  40  millim. 

J/ctb.  Louisiana  (Pfeiffor) ;  San  Francisco,  California  (Ilart- 
wcg) ;  Ft.  Steilacoom,  Tuget  Sound  (Dr.  Suckley). 

2.  T.  occidentis ! 

Ten.cs  occuhnu^  Walk.!    Catal.   529,  41. -Tennops.   occidentis  Hag.' 
Linn.  XII,  7/,  2  ;  tab.  i,  fig.  8.     Linn.  XIV,  lol.  ' 

_  Soldier.  Fulvous,  broad,  head  thick,  rounded;  prothorax  ante- 
riorly strongly  omarginate  ;  meso-  and  metathorax  with  the  poste- 
rior angles  produced. 

Length  of  body  14  millim. 
Hub.  AVest  coast  of  Central  America  (Wood), 
The  genus  of  this  species  is  doubtful;  it  may,  uerhaps,  be  Ter- 
mopsis  angusticollis  Ilagen. 

TERMES  LiNJT. 
ITead  large,   roun-lcd,    two    ocelli  ;    prothorax   heart-shaped, 
small ;  costal  area  free  ;  plantula  absent. 

1.  T.  flavipes ! 

Tennr^jlnripos  Kollar!  Naturgosch.  schadl.  Ins.  411.    Eurm.  II,  768  14 

dtTNr  it';  !'":'"''"'  ''''•  -^^^'''  ««^-  ^'  1^-  ^V-tw.!  In'tro! 
Xw\!r  \,  :  ^^""''  «g-^-  12,  H  15.  Hag.!  Linn.  Xlf,  182,  2a  ; 
■  Jt  ;  ^!-;  -»1-1^  Volk.naturgesch,  fig.  eol,  Latr.  DicUon. 
p  '"^^-  "''\-  ^^,^"-  ^ '-'•""'■'••  fiontale  Ilaldem.!  (teste  Osten  Sacken), 
Proc.  Acad.  I'hllad.  1844,  II,  55.  '' 

Chestnut  color;   head   and   prothorax  black-brown;   antennae 
brownish,  annulatcd  with  pale ;   mouth,  tibia,  and  tarsi  yellow ; 


to*.' 


4  NEUROI'TEUA  OF  N'OUTH  AMERICA. 

wings  whitish,  a  little  roughciied,  costal  veins  yellowish  ;  head 
quadrangnlar,  flat,  with  a  distinct  fovea  in  the  middle,  ocelli  dis- 
tant, prothorax  cordiform. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  9  millim.  Body  5  niillim.  Expanse  of 
wings  IC  millim. 

Hah.  U.  S.  (Bose,  Bcauvois,  Schaiun)  ;  Cleveland,  Ohio  (Le 
Conte) ;  Cincinnati ;  Paduca  (AEotscluilsky)  ;  Pennsylvania  (Hal- 
deman)  ;  Maryland  (Uhler) ;  Washington  (Osten  Sacken) ;  Caro- 
lina  (Ziiumonnan) ;  Entaw,  Alabama;  Florida  (Osten  Sacken); 
Mexico,  Matamorus,  Tamaulipas  (Conch) ;  Europe  (Plant-houses 
of  Schonbrunn,  Kollar). 

Specimens  from  Florida  are  smaller  and  paler,  but  not  distinct. 

2.  T.  morio ! 

Termas  morio  Latr.!  Hist.  Nat.  XIII,  GO,  3.      Diet.  d'Ju'st.  iiat.  XXII,  3. 
Bm-m!  II,   7(57,   11.     Ilagen  !   Linn.  XII,  201,  34;  tab.  iii,  li^^  2!). 
Linn.  XIV,  122 — I'enncs  corn'ujcm  Motscluilsky !    Etudes  Entom 
IV,  10. 

Pitchy-black  ;  antenna),  mouth,  feet  and  venter  yellowish  ;  wings 
opaque,  blackish-gray,  costal  veins  black-brown  ;  head  flat,  quad- 
rangular, a  bifid  impressed  line  upon  the  middle;  ocelli  large, 
distant ;  prothorax  small,  semicircular. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12—14  millim.  Body  5  to  G  millim. 
Expanse  of  wings  22 — 25  millim. 

Hah.  (Juatimala  (Sivers);  Panama  (^Eotschulsky);  St.  Domingo 
(Ehrenberg);  Porto-llico  (Moritz) ;  .Alartinique;  Venezuela  (Mo- 
ritz,  Appun)  ;  8antarem,  Brazil  (Bates). 

Xasnti  and  workers  from  Matanzas,  Cuba  (Osten  Sacken),  seem 
to  belong  here. 

3.  T.  debilis ! 

Termer  dchilk  Ileer !  Insektenfauna  der  Tertiiirgebilde  11,35,  10;  tab. 
iii,  lig.  (J  (containud  in  gum  copal).  Ciielx;!,  Fauna  der  Vorwolt,  II, 
'■l^->.—  Teniu:s  morio  Eurm.  (in  part)  II,  7(J7,  11.— 7".  dehilis  Ilag.l 
Linn.  Xil,  205,  38  ;  tab.  iii,  lig.  30. 

IJrownish-black,  antenmic  annulated  with  white  ;  mouth,  feet 
and  middle  of  the  venter  yellowish ;  wings  opaque,  blackish-gray, 
costal  veins  fuseous ;  head  convex,  square,  an  impressed  point 
upon  the  middle ;  ocelli  small,  approaching  the  eyes  ;  prothorax 
small,  rounded. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8^  millim.  Body  3^  millim.  Expanse 
of  wings  IG  millim. 


6. 


aSi^iliMflHHBlfliSi^ 


TERMES. 


IM,  Porto-r.ico  (Moritz);  Brazil,  Congonhas  (Durmeister) 
1<  reqiu'utly  found  in  gmu  copal. 

4.  T.  Rippertii ! 

Termrs   Iil/,p,rlii   Ramb.!    Neuropt.    308,   ir).-Walk.'    Catal     S^O    4- 

XIV,  llS.-ytmfA-  (/e.9?r«c/or  Perty !   Delect.  127;  tab.  xxv,  lig.  9. 
Forrugineous,    head   piceous,  fulvous   in   front;   the  ant'Minaj 
feet,  prolhorax  and  audonuM.  beneatli  in  the  middle  luteous  •  wino-s 
opaque,  yellowisii-gray,  costal  veins  rufous;   head  fiat    with  an 
nnpresscd  line;    eyes  very  prominent,   ocelli  close  to  the  eyes  • 
prothorax  semicircular,  short.  ' 

Length  to  tip  of  wings   14-18  millim.     Body  5-7  millim 
Expanse  of  wings  27—85  millim. 

I/ub.  Havana,  Cuba  (Kippert) ;  Trinidad  (Osten  Sacken)  •  Ja'- 
raa.ca  (Gosse)  ;    Columbia  Oloritz)  ;   Brazil  (Spix) ;    Ypanema 
(Natteror);  Xew-Freiburg  (Beschke)  ;   Isle  of  France  ?  (Collect 
de  bclys). 

A  damaged  specimen  from  Vera  Cruz  (Salle)  seems  to  belon- 
here.  ° 

5.  T.  lividus ! 

Term(s!in;!usBurxn.lU,7G7,l2.    Walk    Pitnl    '■,^'■,  Ti     w  .t- 

Xir,  221,  49  ;  tab.  iii,  iig.  33.  '      '    '''^''"  '  '''°'^' 

Testaceous,  the  mouth,  middle  of  the  prothorax,  antennae,  feet 
and  margins  of  the  abdominal  segments  luteous ;  wings  opaque' 
yellowish  gray,  costal  veins  rufous ;  head  small,  flat,  a  small  yellow 
line  upon  the  middle,  ocelli  large,  approaching  the  eyes  ;  prothorax 
almost  orbicular. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  millim.  Body  6  millim.  Expanse 
of  wings  27  millim.  ^ 

IM.  Port  au  Prince,  St.  Domingo  (Elircnberg). 
6.  T.  armiger! 

7V,v^«™/,..Motsc^.lsky!    Etud.  Ent.  IV,  10.     Hagen !  Linn.  XII, 

A  nasute  soldier.     Rufous;  thorax  and  feet  a  little  paler  •  head 
poar-shaped,  large,  anteriorly  porrected  into  a  long  „ose  ;  niandi- 
l.les  ensirorm  ;  prothorax  small,  anterior  lobe  narrow,  recurved 
anterior  angles  prominent,  depressed,  posterior  margin  rounded    ' 

Length  of  body  Gd  millim. 


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6 


NEUKUPTEHA  OF  NOIITII  AMKUICA. 


Hah.  Panama,  Obispo  (Motschulsky). 
Imago  unknown. 

7.  T.  tenuis ! 

Termes  tenuis  Ilagen  !  Linn.  XII,  231,  57  ;  tab.  iii,  fig.  35. 

Pale  yellow ;  head  and  prothorax  a  little  brownish  ;  wings 
opaque,  pale  whitish-yellow,  the  costal  veins  luteous  ;  head  oblong, 
convex,  a  salient  point  in  the  middle ;  ocelli  absent ;  prothorax 
quadrangular. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.  Body  3  millim.  Expanse 
of  wings  20  millim. 

Ilab.  St.  Domingo,  Port  au  Prince  (Ehrenberg)  ;  Columbia 
(Moritz);  Brazil  (Helm). 

The  ocelli,  which  are  i)rcscnt  in  the  other  species,  arc  absent  in 
this.     In  other  respects  it  belongs  to  the  genus. 

8.  T.  simplex! 

Ta-mcs  simplex  Hag.!  Linn.  XII,  238,  (50  ;  tab.  iii,  fig.  23. 

Fulvous,  antenmc  and  feet  yellowish,  wings  hyaline,  a  little 
roughened,  costal  veins  yellowish ;  head  rounded,  convex,  a  dis- 
tinct fovea  upon  the  middle,  ocelli  small,  closely  approximate  ; 
prothorax  flat,  semicircular ;  wings  with  the  median  nervure  ab- 
sent. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.  Body  5  millim.  Expanse 
of  wings  n  millim. 

Tilth.  Cuba  (Poeppig). 

An  anomalous  species.  Only  a  single,  very  much  damaged, 
specimen  seen. 

9.  T.  nigriceps. 

Termes  i-.igriceps   Haldeman,   Proceed.  Acad.    Pliilad.  1853,  June,  VI, 
3()5.— Hag.  Linn.  XII,  230,  55. 

"Workers  and  soldiers  nasutc ;  head  blackish-brassy,  pyriforra, 
nasute,  antenna?,  feet  and  body  yellow. 
Length  of  body  3  millim. 
Hah.  Western  Mexico  (Leconte).     Unknown  to  nc. 

10.  T.  strenuus ! 

Termes  strenuus  Hagen!  Linn.  XIV,  105. 

Fuscous,  villose ;   mouth,   autennte,   feet   and  margins   of  the 


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1 


CLOTIITLLA.  I* 

abdominnl  segments  fulvous ;  wings  opaque,  brown,  costal  margin 
yellow,  subcostal  and  basal  veins  blackish-brown  ;  head  rather 
large,  opaque,  rounded,  flat,  impressed  in  the  middle,  brassy,  ocelli 
rather  small,  distant ;  prothorax  semicircular,  opaque.     ' 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  22—25  millim.     Body  8—10  millim 
Expanse  of  wings  42—47  millim. 

JJah.  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico  (Salle). 

11.  T.  fiimosus ! 

Tenncs  fynosus  Ilagon!   Linn.  XIV,  123.-Perliap3  imago   of   Terme, 
nigriceps. 

Blaclvish.I,rown,  brassy;  antennae  blackish-brown  annulated  with 
pale ;  mouth,  venter  and  feet  yellowish-brown,  tibia)  a  little  ob- 
scure;  wings  opaque,  dark-smoky,  costal  veins  blackish-brown 
the  rest  fuscous;  head  flat,  rounded,  anteriorly  bi-imi.ressed  • 
occlh  rather  large,  distant ;  prothorax  hardly  navrower  than  the 
liead,  seniicircnlar. 

Length  to  lip  of  wings  14  millim.     Body  G  millim.     Expanse 
of  wings  24  niiliim. 

Ildh.  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico  (8alle). 
,    I  have  seen  similar  specimens,  badly  preserved,  from  Matamoras 
lamaulii)as.     They  may  be  distinct. 

Fam.  II.  EMBIDIXA. 

Body  depressed,  linear;  head  free;  winos  equal,  mem- 
branous ;  tarsi  triarticulate.  o      ^i      » 

I  have  seen  a  speoimen  (perhaps  a  larva)  without  win"-s  not 
»vell  preserved,  from  Cuba  (Gundlach,  Berlin  Museum)  I'ale 
fnscons.  Length  of  body  4  millim.  Belonging  to  the  genus 
Ulyntha  l    It  is  probably  a  new  species. 

Fam.  III.  PSOCIXA. 

Body  ovt([-  head  free;  prothorax  small,  obtected:  win^rs 
unequal,  some', mes  wanting;  tarsi  two-  or  three-articulate! 

CLOTHILLA  Westwood. 
(Lepuwlus  von  Heyden  ;  Panuhxenus  and  Paradoxldes  Motscli.) 

Ocelli  absent;  wings  incomplete,  coriaceous  ;  tarsi  triarticulate. 


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8 


NEUnOITERA  OP  NORTH  AMERICA. 


1.  C.  picea! 

J'aniilii.n'nns  ])i'rrii.i  Motscliulsky  !  in  lit. 

Kntirely  piccous,  with  a  brassy  reflection. 

The  specimen  seen  was  iniperlect;  the  wings  were  wanting. 

licni^^th  of  l)()(ly  1  niiiiini. 

I/uIk  C'uliforniu. 

ATROPOS  Leach. 
Ocelli  and  m'nffs  absent ;  tursi  triarticulato. 

1.  A.  divinatoiiiis. 

Ti'rmcf  (liriitalon'ii.f  O.  Vnh.    Fn.  (invMil.  214,  181. 

Tale,  mouth  fnscous,  eyes  bhick,  anus  obscure  (Deseript.  from 
Fab.) 

Lenj^th  1  iiiilliin.  ? 

If«l>.  Greenland.     lu  old  books.     Perhaps  it  is  A.  pufsafonns 
Leach. 

PSOCUS  Latr. 

Three  ocelli;  wings  membranaceous,  rather  nnequal;  tarsi  two- 
or  three-articulate. 

f   Tarsi  three- articuhde. 

*  Discoidal  cellule  closed,  quadrangular. 

1.  P.  sparsus! 

Psociis  sparsus  Ilagen ! 

Fuscous,  varied  with  yellow  and  white;  nasus  lineated  with 
grayish-fuscous,  front  yellow,  punctured  and  lineated  with  black  ; 
..-♦onna)  rather  slender,  pale;  the  two  basal  joints  thicker,  yel- 
low, black  at  base;  thorax  fuscous,  varied  with  yellow;  femora 
fuscous,  annulatcd  with  [mle  before  the  apex,  tibiie  and  tarsi  pale, 
with  the  apex  fuscous  ;  anterior  wings  opa(pic,  fnscous,  densely 
varied  with  yellow  and  gray,  veins  yellow,  spotted  with  fuscous  ; 
pterostigma  triangular;  posterior  wings  a  little  smoky,  costal 
margin  at  the  apex  Interruptedly  fuscous  and  yellow. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  G  millim.  Expanse  of  anterior  wings 
11  niilliin. 

J/ab.   Washington  (Osten  Sacken,  185S)  ;  Baltimore  (Uhler). 


.  *»^"'i'  'iWlMihiMMHIiif ' 


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P80CU8. 


2.  P.  lugena ! 

/'.•,(/»■»,<  Iioiciis  Hngon! 

I'liscoiis,  varied  with  wliito  ;  nnsiis  fuscous,  lincnti'd  witii  pray; 

front  fuscous,  occiput  striated  with  whitish;  aiiteiimu  rather  sleii- 

der,  brownish,  two  basal  articulations  tluclver,  apex   pah',   seta! 

with  tiie  apical  articidations   whitish;    thorax  fuscous,  margined 

with  white;  femora  fuscous,  annulated  with  pale  hefore  the  apex; 

tii)ia-  and  tar«l  paler,  at  the  apex  fuscous  ;  anterior  win-rs  opafjue! 

fuscous,  (lensely  varied  with  pray,  margin  and  veins  nnirked  with' 

white   points;    pterostij,^ma   trian-ridar ;    posterior  win^rs    u  little 

smoky,  costal  marfri,,  at  the  apex  interrupte.lly  white  and  fuscous. 

F.en-th  to  tip  of  wings  4i  inillim.     Expanse  of  anterior  wings  8 

millim. 

J/'ilf.  Washington  (Ostcn  Sacken,  1857). 

*  *  DiscoiUal  cellule  open,  absent. 

3.  P.  slgnatu8 ! 

J'siinis  siijualus  Il.igon  ! 

IMackish-fuscous ;  eyes  globose,  distant,  prominent;  nasus 
blnckish-fnscous,  lincated  with  gray;  front  each  side  anteriorly 
with  an  obIi(pie  band,  and  a  whitish  yellow  point  upon  the  occiput; 
thorax  margined  with  yellow;  abdomen  luteous ;  feet  lutcous! 
tarsi  blackish-fuscous;  wings  hyaline,  veins  fuscous,  i.terostigma 
narrow,  linear,  blackish-fuscous,  posterior  margin  at  base  fuscous; 
cellule  at  the  posterior  margin  free,  clliptically  triangular. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  5  millim.     Kxi)anse  of  anterior  win-^-s  9 
millim.  ° 

JM).  \ew  York. 

It  is  very  much  like  Psocns  immums  Stephens  {naso,  Rarabur), 
but  (Hirers  a  little  in  the  reticulation  of  the  wings.     Is  it  distinct  ? 

4.  P,  piimilia ! 

Psocrnt  pii/nilis  Ilagon ! 

Pale  luteous;  nasus  brassy.fuscous,  obsoletely  lineated  with 
gray ;  front  with  a  medial,  longitudinal,  blackish-fuscous  stripe, 
two  incurved  fuscous  lines  at  the  eyes ;  thorax  marked  with  fus' 
cons;  the  feet  pale  luteous;  anterior  wings  pale  grayish  hvaline, 
pterostigma,  interrupted  basal  band  and  the  margin  behind  the 


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10 


NEUHOl'lKUA  OF  NoilTrr  AMERICA. 


bnso  f.is,.c,„H,  veins  fuscous;  pterostigma  short,  ronn.led  ;  collule 
ot  tlio  |i(tsturior  iimririii  IVcc,  elliptiL-nl. 

I-onj,^th  to  tip  of  wings  U  miUiin.     Exi.anse  of  anterior  winRs 

Ji<if>.  New  York. 

t  t   Tarsi  two.articuhtte. 

*  Disooidul  cellule  closed,  (iimdrangular. 

6.  P.  venosua ! 

Ao.».  ,,,,,,,..  I,„rm.!  II,  778,  1,.;  Walk.  Catal.  484.  0.-/^..  ,„n„n„s 
^ValU.Katal.  4S4,  lO._/>,.  microphthain,,,,  l!.,,,,!,.  N„„r.  :i-l  O- 
1  ■•<.  ,in  ns  Fitch  I  MtiS.  CoUoctiou  of  <lo  S.ly.s  Longchamps.      ' 

Fuscous;  head  l.rassy,  antenniu  hlaekish-faseous  (in  the  male 
rather  thicker,  pilose),  the  two  hasal  articulations  luteous ;  thorax 
nmrg.ned  with  yellow;  the  feet  luteous,  tarsi  fuscous;  anterior 
wings  (uscous  or  Mackish-fuscous,  pterostignm  triangular,  yellow- 
ish  ;  basal  veins  yellowish,  apical  ones  fuscous  ;  posterior  win-'s 
smoky-liyidine.  " 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  G-8  niillim.  Expanse  of  anterior  win-s 
12 — 15  niillini.  " 

//a^.  Xcw  York  (Wiuthem,  Asa  Fitch,  Uhler) ;  Washington 
Ostcn  Sacken,  1858) ;  Mount  Pleasant,  Ohio  ;  Mexico  (Deppe) ; 
Cuba  (  Uidil,  Poey) ;  .AFaryland  (Uhler). 

Specimens  communicated  by  j}aron  Osten  Sacken  are  a  little 
smaller,  blacker,  with  the  apex  of  the  tibhe  black  ;  but  they  belong 
to  this  species.  ^  j  o 

6.  P.  contaminatus! 

I'socHs  contdmimitus  Ilafcn ! 

Fuscous;  nasus  yellow,  scarcely  lincatcd  with  obscure  brown- 
the  front  luteous,  two  occipital  spots,  two  at  the  nasus  and  two  at' 
the  ocelli  black;  antenmo  rather  slender,  fuscous ;  thorax  black 
margined  with  yellow;  the  feet' luteous,  knees  and  tarsi  fuscous;' 
wings  hyaline,  pterostigina  triangular,  blackish-fuscous ;  apical 
margin  will,  a  large  band  attaining  to  the  inferior  ai.o-le  of  the 
ptcrosligma  and  a  spot  upon  the  middle  of  the  posterior  margin, 
cloudy-fuscous;  posterior  wings  hyaline. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  7  millim.     Expanse  of  anterior  wino-s 
13  millim.  ° 


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rsocus. 


11 


ctl ;  Cflliile 
M'ior  wings 


Pii,    iiiniinits 

r.  ;i2i,a.— 

tllO    Illillo 

:s ;  tliorux 
;  anterior 
ir,  yeiiow- 
I'ior  wings 


Pior  wings 


isliiiigton 
(Doppe); 

0  a  little 
cy  belong 


3  brown ; 
111  two  at 
IX  black, 
fuscous ; 
1 ;  apical 
le  of  the 
•  margin, 


or  wings 


J/iih.    New    York ;    >rarylaii(l    (lljiler) ;    Washington    (Osten 
Sackcn) ;  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico  (Salic). 

7.  P.  novas  sootlas  f 

J>.si,rin  ii(,r:r  srotii-  Walk.  Catiil.  4Si,''i,  ll], — Psncus  crnlargi  V'lich.     Col- 
lection of  do  Suly.s  iiongulmiiii)!). 

TJlackisli-fuscous ;  lioail  pale  yellow,  two  spots  upon  the  occiput 
and  two  at  the  eyes  black  ;  front  fuscous  in  tlio  middle  ;  antenmu 
bliick  ;  tlmnix  black,  margined  with  yellow  ;  feet  testaceous,  tibia) 
at  iipex  and  tarsi  pitchy  ;  wings  hyaline,  anterior  ones  with  four 
fuscous  spots,  one  at  the  pterostignia,  another  at  the  apex,  the 
rest  at  the  posterior  margin,  the  basal  one  joined  to  an  obscure 
sjiot ;  veins  l)lack. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  6  millim.     Expanse  of  anterior  wings 
12  luilliin. 
Hub.  Nova  Scotia  (Redman)  ;  Xcw  York  (Asa  Fitch). 

8.  P.  moestus ! 

Ps'icii.'i  i/io(sfits  Hag.! 

]5rownish-black,  spotted  with  yellow  ;  nasns  yellow,  lineutcd  with 
fuscous,  and  fuscous  in  front;  occiput  yellow,  varied  with  fuscous, 
antennas  rather  slender,  pale,  the  two  basal  articulations  fuscous; 
ai)ex  yellow ;  thorax  and  abdomen  brownish-black  ;  femora  fus- 
cous, knees  yellow,  til)iic  i)ale,  their  n])c\  and  the  tarsi  fuscous ; 
wings  milky-hyidinc,  densely  spread  with  snmll  fuscous  points, 
veins  fuscous,  basal  ones  yellow ;  pterostignia  triangular,  the  in- 
ternal angle  yellow. 

Length  to  tii)  of  wings  4i  millira.  Expanse  of  anterior  wings 
8  millim. 

JM.  Dalton,  Georgia  (Osten  Sacken). 

0.  P.  striatus ! 

Psoras  sii-iatits  Walk.!  Catal.  48G,  IG. 

Tallid  ;  nasus  yellow  lineated  with  black  ;  front  yellow,  a  band 
upon  the  middle  and  punctiform  lines  at  the  eyes  black ;  eyes  of 
the  male  globose,  prondneut,  rather  approximate ;  antennaj  fus- 
cous, two  basal  articulations  i)ale  ;  antenna)  of  the  mule  thicker, 
the  seta  hairy  ;  thorax  black  marked  with  yellow  ;  al)domcn  yellow, 
a  black  fascia  upon  the  middle;  feet  pallid,  femora  fuscous  al)ove, 


I:- If 


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NEUROPTERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


tarsi  fuscous;  wings  hyaline,  ptcrosti-ma  large  triangular,  acute 
fuscous,  .ntcrnal  angle  paler ;    posterior  margin  at  base  and  u 
cJiseoulal  nebula  fuscous;  posterior  wings  liyaline. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  G.}  millim.     Expanse  of  anterior  win^s 
2  niillim.  ^ 

Hah.  Xova  Scotia  (Redman);  New  York,  Washington  (Osten 
Sacken,  1S57);  Penusylvania  (Zimmerman), 

10.  P.  quietus ! 

Psocus  <jii!i:ttis  Ilag.! 

Luteous ;  the  nasns  lutcous  lineated  with  black,  a  spot  at  base 
and  two  anteriorly  black;  front  luteous  varied  with  black;  antenna) 
pale;  thorax  black;  feet  pale  luteous,  tibia;  at  base  and  apex 
obscurer  ;  wings  hyaline,  veins  luteous,  pterostigina  triangular, 
inferior  angle  rounded,  obscure. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  5  millim.  Expanse  of  anterior  wings 
9  millim. 

JIub.  Xew  York;  Palton,  Georgia  (Osten  Sacken). 
*  *  Discoidal  cellule  open,  absent. 

11.  P.  mobilis  ! 

Psocus  mobilis  Hag.! 

Pale  brown,  hairy;  wings  hyaline,  ptero.sligma  narrow,  ovate; 
cellule  at  the  i)Osterior  margin  free,  ellii)tical. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  2^  millim.     Expanse  of  anterior  winsjs 
4|  millim.  ^ 

Bab.  Cuba  (von  Winthem).     Described  from  a  single  oamao-ed 
specimen.  ° 

12.  P.  madidus ! 

Psociis  iiutdidus  Ilag.! 

Pale  luteous;  nasus  brassy  fuscous,  lineated  with  obscure  gray, 
two  spots  upon  the  occiput  and  a  third  upon  the  front  black; 
anteun;e  pallid  ;  tibia3  obscurer  at  base  ;  wings  pale  gray,  with  two 
paler  obsolete  bands,  the  veins  luteous;  pterostigma  narrow,  ovate; 
no  posterior  marginal  cellule. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  S\  millim.  Expanse  of  anterior  wings 
C  niillini. 

Hub.  Xew  York ;  Dalton,  Georgia  (Osten  Sacken). 


PSOCUS. 


nlar,  acute, 
base  and  a 

erior  wings 

;ton  (Ostcn 


13 


pot  at  base 

<;  antcnntc 

and  apex 

triangular, 

rior  wings 


w,  ovate  ; 
'ior  winsrs 


uamaged 


lire  gray, 
lit  black ; 
with  two 
w,  ovate ; 


lor  wings 


13.  P.  abruptus ! 

/'aoriis  (I'iriij/lii:!  Hag.! 

IJrown,  liairy  ;  head  and  tliorax  brassy  ;  antenna;  very  slender, 
whitish,  the  apical  joints  infuscate  at  their  tip ;  posterior  femora 
fuscous,  whitish  at  apex ;  anterior  wings  brown  with  a  brassy  re- 
flection, a  narrow,  transverse,  hyaline  band  before  the  apex,  veins 
ciliated  :  pterostigma  elongated,  ovate  ;  no  cellule  at  the  posterior 
margin  ;  i)osterior  wings  grayish-hyaline.  (Female.)  " 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  4  millim.  PJxpanse  of  anterior  wines  7 
mil  Inn. 

Hub.  Washington;  Ualtoii,  Georgia  (Osten  Sacken). 

14.  P.  corruptus ! 

PsofKs  carnijiliis  Ilag.! 

Pale  brown,  hairy  ;  head  and  thorax  brassy;  eyes  rather  promi- 
nent, globose,  front  narrower  than  in  the  preceding;  anteniiiv 
thicker,  hairy,  seta  fuscous,  all  the  articulations  pale  at  base  ;  feet 
pale  ;  anterior  wings  shining  brassy-brown,  pterostigma  brown  ;  a 
spot  before  the  apex,  upon  the  costal  margin  and  a  discoidal  cloiid, 
grayish-hyaliiie;  veins  with  fuscous  cilia;  posterior  wings  grayish- 
hyaline.   (]\^Ue.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  4  milHra.     Expanse  of  anterior  wind's  7 
millim.  ® 

I/ab.  Washington  (Ostcn  Sacken,  1858);  Dalton,  Georn-ia 
(Osten  Sacken).  ° 

Reticulation  of  the  wings  as  in  the  preceding.  Is  it  the  other 
sex  of  that  species  ? 

The  reticulation  in  Ps.  ohruptm  and  Ps.  cornqitns  is  abnormal, 
and  may  constitute  a  distinct  subgenus,  or  rather  genus. 

15.  P.  salicis ! 

Psocus  salirU  Fitch  !  Collodion  of  do  Selys  Longchamps. 

Very  small,  brown;  head  and  thorax  brassy;  mouth  vellow  • 
eyes  very  small,  front  broad  ;  antenmo  very  slender,  villose,  apex 
obscurer;  feet  pale;  wings  hyaline,  veins  brown;  pterostigma 
hyaline,  anteriorly  truncated  ;  posterior  marginal  cellule  elh^trcal 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  I,^  millim.     Expanse  of  wings  a  milli-ij. 

lh(b.  y^iiw  York  (Asa  Fitch). 


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NEUROPTERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


16.  P.  aurantiacua ! 

Psocus  aurantiacuf!  Hag.! 

Orange-colored,  shining ;  head  bright  orange,  occiput  in  the 
middle  dusky  ;  antenntc  pale,  brownish-black  at  the  apex  ;  thorax 
orange  with  four  cloudy  spots  upon  the  dorsum  ;  feet  yellow,  tarsi 
fuscous  at  the  ape.x ;  abdomen  yellow ;  wings  yellowish-hyaline 
pterostigma  bright  yellowish  green;  veins  yellow,  apical  ones 
fuscous  ;  cellule  of  the  posterior  margin  orbicular.  (Female.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wing  3i-  niillini.     Expanse  of  wings  G  luillim. 

IM.  Dalton,  Georgia  (Osten  Sacken). 


Fam.  IV.  PERLINA. 

^o.7y(lepre.s.sed,  elongated,  parallel;  prothorax  lar-e;  an- 
teniKo  long  setaceous;  wings  unequal,  posterio?  ones 
broader:  tarsi  three-articulate. 

f   7k'o  abdominal  setcs. 

*  Wings  charged  with  many  irregular  transverse  veins. 

PTERONARCYS  Newman. 
Whffs   densely  net-veined  ;   palpi  setaceous ;  mandibles  mem- 
branaceous.    This  genus  is  very  abnormal  on  account  of  its  imago 
being  furnished  with  external  branchiaj. 

1.  P.  protsus ! 

Ptu-onarcys  protcus  Newman!   Entom.  Mag.  V,  177,  3.     Walk.!  Catal. 
139,  1.     Gosse,  Canadian  Naturalist,  Hg.  — ,  p.  232. 

Fuscous,  head  broader  than  the  prothorax ;  antenna^  paler  at 
base ;  sides  of  the  prothorax  emarginatc,  a  little  broader  poste- 
riorly, an  interrupted  yellow  line  upon  the  middle.  (Is  it  so  always  ?) 
Feet  yellowish-fuscous,  knees  yellow;  abdomen  beneath  yellowish- 
the  caudal  seta'  lutcous,  paler  at  base ;  ^  last  ventral  segment 
yellowish,  narrower,  sparsely  punctured  ;  9  ?  antepenultimate  seg- 
ment truncated,  armed  with  two  distant,  conical,  yellowish  append- 
ages ;  wings  pale  grayish-hyaline,  veins  fuscous,  clouded 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  38-48  millim.  Expanse  of  wings 
73 — 9U  niillim. 

Hah.  Trenton  Falls,  Xew  York  (Doublcday) ;  .Mackenzio  River 
district  (Richardson)  ;  North  Red  River  (Robt.  Kennicott). 


PTERONARCYS. 


16 


^iput  in  the 
lex  ;  thorax 
yellow,  tarsi 
nsh-hyaline, 
apical  ones 
ciiialc.) 
gs  G  luillim. 


large;  an- 
irior    ones 


verse  veins. 

ibles  raera- 
f  its  imago 

alk.!  Catal. 

B  paler  at 
tier  poste- 
3  always?) 
yellowish ; 
il  segment 
iniate  setr- 
h  append- 

of  wings 

izio  Iviver 
ott). 


2.  P.  regalia ! 

PUr.,uu;-ns  regaiis  Newm.!   .Entom.  Jlag.  V,  170-,  1.     No,vin.i  ^,i„als 
i\at.  Hist.   XIII,  21.     Pictot,  Porlides,  134.     Ann.  Scl.  Nat.  I   183 
Kc'wi>ort!  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XX,  p,  425  ;  tab.  xxi,  lig.  1—11  ;'i4_ 
17.     Froriep,  Notiz.  XXX,  17!).     Walker!  Catal.  14(i,  3.     P.proteus 
I'lctut,  I'orl.  12S,  1 ;  tab.  xxix,  lig.  1_(J.     Kamb.  xXeuropt.  p.  449. 

Fuscous,  head  as  broad  as  the  prothorax ;  antenmu  pitchy; 
sides  of  the  prothorax  emarginatc,  not  broader  behind,  a  narrow' 
yellow  line  upon  the  middle;  feet  fuscous;  al)domen  fuscous,  apex 
yellowish  ;  caudal  seta;  fuscous,  at  base  yellowish  ;  ^  last  ventral 
segment  yellowish ;  ?  antepenultimate  segment  produced,  in  the 
middle  a  broad,  quadrangular  excision  ;  wings  grayish-hyaline, 
before  the  apex  a  little  clouded  with  fuscous,  veins  fuscous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  44—48  millim.  Expanse  of  win"-s  76— 
84  niillini.  ° 

Ilab.  Canada;  :>raclvenzie  and  Slave  Kiver  districts  (Richard- 
son) ;  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Ray  (Rarnston)  • 
rhdadelphia.  ^ ' 

3.  P.  biloba ! 

Ptcronarcus  biloba  Newm.!    Entom.  Mag.  V,  17G,  2.     Piclet    Perl    135 
Walk.!  Catal.  140,  3.  >  •         . 

Brownish-black;  head  narrower  than  the  prothorax;  prothorax 
not  cmarginated  at  the  sides,  posteriorly  a  little  broadened,  a  line 
"pon  the  middle  yellow  ;  feet  brownish-black  ;  abdomen  brownish- 
bluck,  beneath  in  the  middle  with  a  broad,  yellowish  band;  caudal 
scta^  brown.sh-black  ;  9  antepenultimate  ventral  segment  blackish- 
brown,  produced,  incised  in  the  middle  ;  wings  grayish-hyaline, 
before  the  apex  a  little  clouded  with  fuscous,  veins  fuscous 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  4G  millim.    Expanse  of  wings  84  millim 

JM,.  Trenton  Falls ;  St.  .Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River  Hud- 
son's Ray  (Rarnston)  ;  Minnesota  (Csten  Sacken). 

I  have  seen  the  typical  specimens  in  the  ]]ritish  .Afuseum  ;  but 
I  am  not  certain  whether  the  female  from  Minnesota  belongs  here. 

4.  P.  iiobilis ! 

Pleronarcijs  nobilis  Ilagen  I 

Black,  head  broader  than  the  prothorax  ;  antennii-  black  ;  pro- 
thorax  quadrangular,  sides  straight,  a  yellow  line  narrowed  in  the 
middle;  feet  black  ;  abdomen  black,  beneath  with  a  broad  orange 


X6 


NEUUOl'TERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


band  ;  caudal  sctro  black,  piceous  at  base  ;  ^  last  ventral  segment 
deep  black  ;  9  antepenultimate  one  truncated,  orange,  two  short 
setiform  appendages  ?  (they  cannot  be  clearly  seen);  wings  gray- 
ish-hyaline, clouded  with  fuscous,  veins  fuscous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  31—34  millim.  Expanse  of  wings  55— 
66  millini. 

Huh.  Xew  York. 

Pocs  tiie  "smaller,  new  species"  from  Sherbrooke,  Lower 
Canada  ((iosse,  Canadian  Xaturalist),  belong  here? 

5.  P.  californica. 

Pleronan'u^i  callfornicHs  Newp.!  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XX,  450.     Proceed  ' 
Linii.  Soc.  ],  ;JSS.     Walk.!  Catal.  140,  5. 

Fuscous  ;  labrum,  clypcus  and  front  rufons  ;  prothorax  with  an 
interrupted,yellow  line  upon  the  middle;  abdomen  orange-yellowish 
the  sides  fuscous,  the  last  ventral  segment  broad,  piiole,  the  apex 
deeply  incised ;  caudal  set:c  at  base  yellow ,  antenme  and  feet 
black ;  wings  with  obscure  black  veins,  jiterostigmnl  spot  absent. 

(Description  taken  from  that  of  :\lr.  Newport.)  (xMale.) 

Almost  the  size  of  P.  protciis. 

Hah.  California  (ILartweg). 

I  saw  the  species  in  the  British  Museum,  but  I  am  not  now  able 
to  furnish  a  more  accurate  description. 

6.  P.  insignis. 

Kollaria  inxhjnis  Pictet,  Perl.  123  ;  tab.  iv,  fig.  1—8.     \Yalkor  Catal 
138,  1.  >        •   • 

Fuscous;  head  ecpial  in  width  to  prothorax  ;  prothorax  quadran- 
gular, on  middle  a  yellow  line;  abdomen  black,  segments  margined 
behind  with  yellow;  feet  yellowish-brown,  knees  yellowish  ;  caudal 
seta;  fuscous,  yellow  at  base  ;  9  antepenultimate  ventral  segment 
truncated,  two  very  short  setiform  appendages?  (from  the  figure)  • 
wings  g-ayisli-hyalinc,  before  the  apex  clouded  with  fuscous; 
maxillary  palpi  very  long. 

(Description  taken  from  the  description  and  figure  of  Pictet.) 
Length  to  tip  of  wings  53  millim.     Expanse  of  wings  8G  millim 
Hah.  The   locality   unknow.i.     Vienna  Museum.     It   has  the 
hahitm  of  an  American  insect.     I  have  not  seen  the  typical  spe- 
cimen :  from  the  figure  and  description  of  Pictet  it  seems  to  be  a 
Pteronarcys.     The  generic  character  is  derived  from  the  length  of 


al  segment 
two  short 


mors 


gray- 


n'ngs  55- 


e,    Low 


er 


PERLA. 


lY 


the  maxillary  palpi :  it  is,  however,  of  doubtful  importance.     The 
species,  i)ei'Iiaps,  is  P.  hiluha. 

*  =^  AVings  with  few,  but  rather  regular,  transveri 


veins. 


se 


FERLA  Geopfkot. 
Wings  veiny,  transverse  veins  few,  very  regular;  posterior  wings 
with  the  anal  space  large,  plicated ;  palpi  setaceous  ;  two  caudal 
seta}. 


Proceed. 

X  with  an 

yellowish, 
the  apex 
and  feet 

)t  absent. 

■) 


now  able 


tor,  Catal. 

qnadran- 
nargincd 
1 ;  caudal 
segment 
figure) ; 
fuscous ; 


O  The  submarginal,  apical  space  of  the  anteri 


Motet.) 

5  millim 

1 

has  the 

■.t| 

ical  spe- 

■'v 

to  be  a 

cngth  of 

St 

with  some  transverse  veins. 
Pictet. 


or  wings 
Subgenus  Acroneiiria 


1.  P.  abnormis ! 

Pel,,  abnormis  Newm.!  Entom.  Mag.  V,  177.   Pict.  Perl.  JSO,  12     Walker" 
Catal.  147,  21. -P.  an-nosa  Pict.!  Perl.  178,  11;  tab.  x    fur    l_o' 
Walker,  Catal.  147,  I'J.-P.  pennsjhanica  Ramb.!  iXeuropt.  45G  U 
-I  .uuenuaa  Walker!  Catal.  ir,2,  41.-P.  trijuncta  ^Y^^^,y^  Catal." 
ioJ,  4.J.— /  .  Honans  Barnstou,  Newport,  Linn.  Trans.  XX,  447. 

Yellowish-fuscous;  the  head  broader  than  the  prothorax  luteous 
obscure  in  the  middle ;  the  antennae  fuscous,  the  second  articulation 
and  sometimes  the  following  ones  luteous ;  prothorax  narrower 
posteriorly,  the  angles  acute,  sides  straight,  surface  rugulose,  the 
middle  line  scarcely  more  distinct;  the  feet  luteous,  knees  fuscous- 
abdomen  beneath  yellowish,  seta3  fuscous,  densely  pilose-   ^  last 
ventral  segment  large  ovate,  with  a  round,  polished  spot  • '  9  ante 
penultimate  ventral  segment  slightly  rounded,  produced ;    wings 
subhyaine  veins  clay-yellow;  the  vein  accessory  to  the  subcosta 
lour-torked,  some  transverse  veins. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings,  r^  27 :   9    .q.5  ni!li;m       Mn.. 
1^  Kn     o    PA     -n-  "        '   ¥,  <io  miiiim.     Alar  expanse, 

cT  oO;    9,  GO  milhm.  ' 

Hah  St.  Lawrence  River  (Barnston)  ;  Philadelphia,  Pa.  (Pic- 
tet) ;  Irenton  Pulls  (Osten  Sacken)  ;  Georgia  (Abbot);  South 
Illinois  (Ilobt.  Xennicott)  ;  Maryland  (Uhler). 

I  have  seen  a  specimen  from  Mexico  (Muehlenpford,  in  the 
Berlin  Museum),  which  was  paler,  with  many  transverse  vein^ 
and  the  antepenultimate  segment  produced  elliptically  Is  it  a 
distinct  species  ?  j-     -i=  lu  u 

2 


18 


NEUROPTEllA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


2    P.  ruralis ! 
P.  rttntlits  llagon ! 

Testaceous  ;  liead  broader  than  the  prothorax,  a  curved  fuscous 
lino  in  front;  antenna)  fusco-testaceous,  the  second  articulation 
and  some  of  the  following  ones  luteous;  the  prothorax  <|uadran- 
gular,  short,  equal,  riigulose,  angles  rather  obtuse  ;  feet  testaceous, 
knees  fuscous;  alidomen  beneath  yellowish,  seta)  yellowish,  beliind 
ihe  base  banded  with  fuscous,'  ,'  -I'lose  ;  v'  antepenultimate 
ventral  segment  a  little  rounded,  ^ ,  '  1,  before  the  apex  a  linear 
transverse  tubercle;  wings  sub-hyaii  ..,  the  veins  luteous;  anterior 
wings  with  the  subcostal  accessory  veinlet  five-branched,  transverse 
veins  very  numerous.  (Female.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  31  millim.     Alar  expanse  ST  millim. 

Hab.   St.  Louis. 


3.  P.  arida ! 

I'erla  urida  Hagen  1 

Yellowish-fuscous  ;  head  broader  than  the  prothorax,  yellowish, 
clouded  with  fuscous  anteriorly  ;  antennic  fuscous,  second  articula- 
tion yellowish  ;  prothorax  narrower  posteriorly,  angles  acute,  sides 
straight,  rugulose,  middle  line  yellowish  ;  the  feet  luteous,  knees 
fuscous;  the  abdomen  oeneath  luteous;  seta)  pilose,  yellow,  arti- 
culations of  the  tip  fuscous  at  their  apex  ;  ^  last  ventral  segment 
large,  ovate ;  9  antepenultimate  ventral  segment  with  a  middle 
lamina  narrow  at  base  and  at  the  apex  two-lobed  ;  wings  sub- 
hyaline,  veins  fuscous :  anterior  wings  with  the  subcostal  accessory 
vein  three-branched,  transverse  ones  few. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  23  J',  28  ?  millim.  Alar  expanse 
43  J",  53  9  millim. 

JIuh.   New  York,  Philadelphia. 

Is  this  not  P.  arenosa  Pictet,  tab.  x,  fig.  2,  from  Philadelphia  ? 

O  O  Submarginal  space   of  the  anterior  wings  not 
charged  with  transverse  veins. 

a.  Subcostal  accessory  veinlet  of  the  anterior  \\ '  ;gs  with  four 
incurved  branches.     Subgenus  Isocjenus  Newm.     Ncphdion  Pict. 

4.  P.  frontalis ! 

IsogenusfrojUoUs  Newna.!  Entom.  Mag.  V,  178.    Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  Ill,  2'). 

Nejihel  ion  frontalis  Pict.  Perl.  172,  8  ;  tab.  viii,  lig.  10—11.     Walk.! 
Catal.  144,  lO.—Peria  bicaiulata  Kiihy.  Fii.  Hor.  Am.  252. 


PER LA. 


19 


cd  fuscous 
rliciilation 
:  (iiiadran- 
Le.stacL'ous, 
isli,  heliind 
ciiultimato 
icx  a  linear 
?;  anterior 
transverae 

millim. 


yellowish, 
d  articula- 
ciile,  sides 
oils,  knees 
;llow,  ar ti- 
ll segment 

a  middle 
.vings  suD- 

accessory 

r  expanse 


ladelpliia  ? 
iviugs  not 

'vith  four 
ilioii  I'ift, 


1. 111,2').— 
1.    Walk.: 


Blackish-fuscous;  head  hardly  broader  than  the  prothorax  an 
occipital  spot  and  a  frontal  one  in  the  shape  of  a  V  yellow  -'nro 
thorax  quadrangular,  rugulose,  sides  straight,  a  yello'w  stripe' upon 
he  middle  angles  acute;  feet  yellowish-fuscous,  knees  black  sh- 
brown  banded  with  yellow;  abdomen  fuscous,  apex  beneath  yel- 
lowish ;  1  e  set.,  pilose,  hiteous;  ?  a.itepenultimate  ventral  seg- 
ment slightly   but  broadly  excised;  wings  hyaline,  anterior  onL 

■th  a  n,cd:al  costal,  hardly  conspicuous,  fuscous  cloud;  veins 
blackish-brown.  (Female.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  24  millim.     Alar  expanse  42  millim. 

//«i.  St  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
st.n);  Latitude  08°  (Richardson);  Trenton  Falls,  and  Oh  o 
(ociiaum).  v^'uy 

I  possess  a  ?  specimen,  taken  at  the  same  place,  Ohio,  most 

^^a 'iut".  "^  '"^'^""  ''  '''  antepei4ltimate  segm:: 
difftis  a  little  ;  being  narrower  and  longer.     Perhaps  distinct. 

5.  P.  Clio. 

y.o,.u.  ^J,  Newm.  Mag.  Nat.  Hist,  new  ser.  Ill,  86,  7.     Walker  Catal. 

"FU.COUS,  head  laterally  around  the  eyes  yellowish;  prothora.. 
wtl  amedian,  longitudinal,  yellow  line  ;  abdomen  testaceous."-- 
II  <ilkcr. 

Ifah.   Georgia  (Abbot). 
Unknown  to  me. 

6.  P.  drymo. 

'^°' clul!  UG,  S?'""    ''''•  ""'*•  ''"'  "*^"  ''''  "^'  ^^'  «•      W^''^- 

"  Fuscous,  head  testaceous,  clypeus  and  a  quadrate  spot  behind 
It  fuscous;  prothorax  fuscous,  marked  with  two  large  bi  o-ht  testa- 
ceous spots  ;  base  of  the  femora  paler."-  Walker 

Hah.  Georgia  (Abbot). 

Unknown  to  me. 

7.  P.  aurantiaca ! 
P.  av.rantiaca  Ilag.I 

Orange-luteous  ;  head  with  two  ocelli :  prothorax  narrower  be- 
Innd,  sides  straight,  surface  rngulose,  angles  acute;  la  t  vintr 
egmen   short,  produced  in  the  middle  ;  wings  subhy  lin     o.a  . 
yellowish,  veins  orange;  accessory  veinlot  three-bnuiched 


.'ij 


if 


%>>. 


20 


NEUnOPTERA  OP  NORTH  AMERICA. 


Length  to  tip  of  wings  18  niillim.     Alar  expanse  35  raillira. 
Hub.  Mexico.     The  unique  type  is  very  defective. 

a  a  Accessory  subcostal  veinlet  of  the  anterior  wings,  two- 
branched.  Subgenus  Perla  Pictet.  (Apical  costal  space  with 
some  transverse  veins.) 

8.  P.  dorsata. 
Sialis  dorsata  Say,  Godman's  Western  Quart.  Rep.  1823,  II,  1G4,  1. 

"IJlack  varied  with  rufous ;  head  blackish,  with  about  six  blacker 
spots;  heueiith  pale  yellowish,  la1)rum  pale;  palpi  black;  pro- 
thorax  blackish,  with  impressed  blacker  lines,  anterior  and  poste- 
rior incisures  and  dorsal  vitta  rufous,  angles  rather  prominent,  a 
pale  obsolete  line  from  the  base  of  the  thorax  to  the  abdomen,  be- 
neath yellowish,  disk  of  the  segments  black  ;  trochanters  yellowish; 
abdomen  black,  segments  above  with  yellow  posterior  margins, 
venter  pale  yellow;  nervures  of  the  wings  deep  black." — ►S'*'^ 
(amended,  Llder). 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  50  millim.  (1:[  inches).  Alar  expanse 
80  millim.? 

Hub.  Ohio  lUver,  Pittsburg;  "common  in  May." — Say. 

Unknown  to  me. 


I 


9.  P.  Coulonii. 

Perla  Coulonii  Pictet,  Perl.  212,  22  ;  PI.  x,  fig.  4.    Walk.  Catal.  150,  32, 

"Black;  head  broad,  the  sides  and  occiput  luteous ;  beneath 
luteous;  the  prothorax  large,  fuscous,  very  rugulose,  the  disk 
obscurer ;  abdomen  paler  fuscous ;  seta)  rather  short,  fuscous ; 
wings  fusco-hyaline,  veins  fuscous,  stout." — Pict. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  40  millim.     Alar  expanse  17  millim. 

Huh.  United  States.     Unknown  to  me.     Wv\\^)?,  P.  dorsata? 

Is  it  diflerent  from  Walker's  species,  captured  at  the  "  Macken- 
zie and  Slave  Rivers  ?" 

10.  P.  immarginata. 

SiuVis  immdnjinata  Say,  Godman's  West.  Quart.  Rop.  II,  1G4,  2. 

"  IJlack  varied  with  yellow,  or  yellow  varied  with  black  ;  eyes 
deep  black-brown  ;  prothorax  transversely  quadrangular,  posterior 
angles  a  little  rounded,  disk  a  little  rugose,  with  impressed  irregu- 
lar lines,  an  impressed  dorsal  Hue,  and  each  side  of  it  a  slightly 


PERLA. 


21 


I  millini. 

r'ings,  two- 
space  with 


1G4, 1. 

six  blaclvor 
lack  ;  pro- 
aiul  postc- 
'ominent,  a 
ilomen,  bc- 
yellowisli; 
r  margins, 
di.''—Sai/ 

ir  expanse 

Satj. 


tal.  150,  32, 

i ;  beneath 
,  the  disk 
,  fuscous ; 

millim. 
dorsata  ? 
"  Macken- 


ack  ;  eyes 
,  posterior 
eel  irregu- 
a  slightly 


arcuated  one;  beneath  yellow;  wings  obscure,  veins  fuscous,  im- 
niargiiiate. 

"It  varies  very  much  in  coloring,  being  generally  entirely  yellow 
beneath,  ind  sometimes  upon  the  tergum.  The  tliorax  has  some- 
times a  yellow  dorsal  line,  and  sometimes  a  black  one."— Any. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  ?  30  millim.  ("more  than  one  inch"). 
Male  smaller. 

Jloh.  Ohio  River:  "common  in  May"  (Say).    Unknown  to  me. 

T'cihaps  a  unique  male  from  Washington  (Osten  Sacken)  be- 
longs to  this  species. 

11.  P.  lurida ! 

Perl  a  lurida  Hag.! 

Testaceous,  varied  with  yellowish  ;  head  hardly  broader  than  the 
prothorax,  yellowish,  a  broad  fuscous  stripe  upon  the  middle  excised 
in  front  and  drawn  out  into  a  semilunar  form  posteriorly  ;  antenna) 
testaceous;  prothorax  quadrangular,  narrower  posteriorly,  testa- 
ceous, rugulose,  sides  a  little  incurved,  anterior  angles  acute,  pos- 
terior ones  a  little  rounded  ;  feet  testaceous,  knees  fuscous,  under- 
neath yellowish ;  body  beneath  yellowish,  setre  testaceous-yellow, 
base  of  the  venter  pale  yellow;  antepenultimate  ventral  segment  a 
little  produced,  triangularly  emarginate  in  the  middle ;  wings  tes- 
taceo-hyaline,  veins  fusco-testaceous.  (Female.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  33  millim.  ?     Alar  expanse  C2  millim. 

Hub.  JS^ew  Orleans  (Pfeiffer). 

12.  P.  lycorias ! 

Perla  l;/corias  Newm.  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  ser.  2,  III,  85.     Pict.  Peil   214 
Walk.  Catal.  152,  40.    ■ 

Testaceous-yellow ;  head  broader  than  the  prothorax,  orange- 
yellow,  a  transverse,  trilobed,  brownish-testaceous  band  ;  anteriorly 
and  posteriorly  clouded  with  fuscous;  antenna)  brownish-testaceous, 
base  yellowish,  first  articulation  brownish-black;  prothorax  quad- 
rangular, hardly  narrower  i)osteriorly,  sides  straight,  angles  acute  ; 
its  color  orange-yellow,  with  fuscous  ruguho,  a  middle  line  browu- 
ish-blaeiv ;  feet  testaceous,  knees  and  the  tibiie  externally,  fuscous  ; 
beneath  yellowish,  seta)  fusco-testaceous,  pilose;  ^,  last  ventral 
segment  larger,  rounded,  furnished  with  a  transverse,  ovate,  flat, 
polished  tubercle;  9,  antepenultimate  segment  with  an  elliptical 
middle  lobe ;  wings  subhyaliue,  veins  fusco-testaceous. 


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NEUROrTERA  OF  NORTIf  AMERICA. 


Length  to  tip  Of  wings  21-28  niillim.     Alar  expanse  42-5^ 
miiiini. 

Ilah.  New  Yorl<  (Trenton  Falls).     Is  this  the  true  P 
Newm.  ? 


I  y  conns 


13.  P.  trlstls ! 

I'vrla  tri.ilis  ling. I 

Fusco-piceous  ;  head  l.roader  than  the  prothorax,  fusco-piccous 
two  points  anteriorly  and  two  upon  the  middle  yellou- ;  antenna' 
piceous,  base  beneath  and  second  articulation  paler;  prothorax 
(piadrangular,  rostcriorly  narrower,  fusco-piceous, rugulosc,  sliining 
sides  a  little  oblifpio,  posterior  angles  hardly  rounded,  anterior  ones 
acute  ;  the  feet  luteous,  exteriorly  fusco-piceous  ;  abdomen  piceous, 
base  beneath  yellow ;  setie  fuscous ;  ^  last  ventral  segment  larger 
triangulaiMucnrved;  *>  antepenultimate  segment  truncated  ;  win-s 
smoky  brownish,  costal  margin  obscurer,  veins  fuscous.    (Male 
small.)  ^ 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  17-25  millim.     Alar  expanse  32-44 
niillim. 

Ifab.  Trenton  Falls,  Xew  York;  Washington  (Osten  Sacken). 

14.  P.  capitata. 

^'''V7!!T  ^'''*"  ^'''^-  ^^^'  ^^  =  ^''^-  ""'""''  ^S-  4'  2-     ^'-^Iker  Catal. 

Fuscous ;  head  broader  than  the  prothora.x,  luteous,  the  disk 
and  anterior  portion  black;  prothorax  quadrangular,  narrower 
behind,  rugulose,  fuscous  ;  abdomen  luteous,  obscurer  at  the  apex  • 
setoe  luteous,  apex  fuscous;  feet  luteous,  exteriorly  and  tarsi  fus- 
cous, knees  with  a  black  band ;  wings  fusco-hyaline,  veins  black- 
brown.  J^  (The  diagnosis  is  from  the  figure  and  description  of 
rictet.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  20  millim.     Alar  expanse  29  millim. 
Ilab.  United  States.     Unknown  to  me. 

15.  P.  annulipes ! 

Perld  aiuiitlipcs  Hagen ! 

Brown  varied  with  yellow ;  head  a  little  broader  than  the  pro- 
thorax, brown,  occiput,  two  r;cdian  spots  and    .  transverse  fascia 
in  front  yellow;  antenmo  dusky,  two  basal  articulations  pale  yel- 
low;   prothorax   quadra.igular,   narrower   behind,   sides  oblique 
angles  acute  ;  brown,  rugulose  upon  the  surface,  shining,  anteriorly 


I'EIILA. 


23 


marpiiioti  with  yellow  ;  feet  yellow,  a  fuscous  nnp  upon  the  femora 
at  ijuse,  knees,  tihiiu  externally  and  tarsi  l'u<eons  ;  aiiilouieii  above 
brown,  sejrnients  niarfrined  with  yellow ;  beneath  yellow,  middle  of 
tht  base  obscure  ;  setic  yellow  a*;  l)nsc  (the  remainder  is  brokeu 
oH') ;  9  anteiienultimatc  vnitral  segment,  middle  lobe,  short,  broad, 
rounded,  infuseated  ;  wings  grayish-subliyaline,  costal  margin  a 
little  yellowish,  veins  testaceous.  (Kemale.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  18  millim.     Alar  expanse  34  niillim. 

IMk  \Vashington  (Osteiv  iJ^acken,  lSf)7).  Is  this  P.  cumiata 
rictet  ? 


10.  P.  postlca ! 

Pirin  ju.stira  Wiillter  Cat.-il.  14-1,  11. 

I?liick ;  head  eipial  to  the  prothorax,  black,  a  spot  upon  the 
occipital  middle,  which  is  hastiform  and  sometimes  two  anteriorly 
orange-yellow;  antenna)  black;  prothorax  transverse,  cpiadran- 
gnlar,  short,  black,  rugulose,  an  orange  stripe  upon  the  middle, 
sides  strnight,  angles  acute;  feet  brownish-black  ;  abdomen  black, 
beiicnth  in  the  middle  yellowish  ;  setto  black  ;  J'  last  ventral  seg- 
ment larger,  ovate,  fusco  is ;  ?  antepenultimate  segment  largo, 
triangularly  ovate,  fuscous;  wings  grayish-subhyaliue,  veins  fus- 
cous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  15—20  millim.  Alar  expanse  28—34 
millim. 

Ifab.  Louisiana  (Schaum);  IMackenzie  River  (Richardson). 

I  do  not  know  whether  this  is  the  same  with  Walker's  species 
or  not.  It  is  some  time  since  I  examined  his  specimens  in  the 
British  .Aluseum. 

The  words  in  Mr.  Walker's  diagnosis,  "prothorax  jiroduecd  into 
an  acute  angle,  or  short  horn  on  each  side  by  the  foreangle,"  are 
erroneous,  and  they  are  accordingly  omitted  here. 

17.  P.  olivacea ! 

IWIa  ulivucea  Walk,  Catal.  x44, 12. 

Fuscous  ;  head  hardly  broader  than  the  prothorax,  fuscous,  ful- 
vous in  front  with  a  large  occipital,  trilobed,  transverse  spot ;'  an- 
tenuiii  fuscous,  fulvous  at  base  ;  prothorax  transverse,  quadrangular, 
shorter,  fuscous,  rugulose,  a  broad,  yellow  middle  stripe;  sides 
straight,  anterior  and  posterior  margin  a  little  rounded ;  the  feet 
fuscous,  Ijcneatb  and  tibia;  luteous  ;  abdomen  fuscous;  seta)  luteous, 


M,|, 


S4 


NEUnoi'TERA  OP  NORTri  AMKIIICA. 


If 


pilofio ;  cT  with  last  ventral  segment  luteous,  larj^.T,  oval ;  wings 
small,  slun-Un-  than  Iho  ah.lomon,  snl.hyaiine,  veins  fuscous 

Length  of  body  0  niillim. 

JM>.  Arctic  Anu.rica.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  All.anv  Tu'ver 
(Harnston),     Is  this  Walker's  species  ? 

18.  P.  media. 

/'er/ii  media  Walker  Catal.  145,  13. 

_  IJlack;  hca.1  i.roaJer  than  the  prothorax,  hlaek,  the  side,  noste- 
nor  nmrgin  and  two  spots  yellowish-i.ruu-n  ;  prothorax  .puulran- 
gnlar,  hluck,  rug.dose,  with  u  middle  sulcus;  narrower  posteriorly 

ve^rbh^ck"'''  "'"'''  ^'"'''''"'  °"''  '°""'''^^ '  '''"^'  sulKMUereou;; 

IM.  St   Martin's  Falls,  Albany  Hiver,  Hudson's  JJay  (Jiarn- 
ston).     Unknown  to  mo.     h  it  uot  P.  mmarr/uuUu? 
10.  P.  cBthlops. 

Pa-la  wthiojis  Walk.  Catal.  l.'J4,  45. 

Black  ;  head  hardly  broader  than  the  prothorax,  bh.ck ;  pro- 
thorax  .juadrang.dar,  narrower  behind,  bh.ck,  snbrugulose,  sub- 
snlcatod,  sules  convex,  angles  subacute;  wings  bla..ki.sh-n.seous, 
veins  black.     (The  diagnose  is  taken  from  that  of  Walker  ) 
Length  to  tip  of  wings  ?  04  millim.     Alar  expanse  40  millim. 
llab.  .Mexico  (Ilartwcg).  Unknown  to  me.    Is  it  not />.  ^vW*  ? 
20.  P.  cincta. 
Pa-la  cincta  I'ict.  Perl.  229 ;  tab.  xx,  fig.  5.     Walk.  Catal.  ir.O,  50. 
Black  varied  with  yellow ;  head  broader  than  the  prothorax 
b  ack,  in  front  yellow ;  anteiuue  black,  the  basal  article  fuscous  ;' 
p.othorax  transverse,  angles  rounded,  sides  straight,  surface  sub- 
rugose   black,  margined  with  yellow,  the  anterior  margiu  broader 
upon  the  middle  a  yellow  stripe;  abdomen  and  set»  Leons;  the 
eet  luteous,  streak  of  the  femora,  and  the  knees  black,  tibi  0  at 
base  and  tars,  black ;  wiugs  tinged  with  yellowish,  semihvaline 
veins  orange-yellow.    (From  the  figure  and  description  of  Pictet  i 
Length  to  ti,>  of  wings  30  millim.     Alar  expanse  50  millim. 
^iub.  Vera  Cruz.     Unknown  to  mo. 

21.  P.  nigrocincta ! 

P^rlajugronncta  Pict.!  Perl.  230,  34;    tab.   xxii,  llg.  f.-S. 


Walker, 


\ 


vmL\.  25 

Yellow  varied  with  fuscous;  licad  ns  wido  ns  protliomx,  yel- 
low, disk  hrowiiisli-hliick,  only  two  ocelli ;  nnleiiiiiu  fuscous  ;'  pro- 
tlK.riix  yellow,  niijidose,  extenially  the  half  each  side  fuscous, 
sulcus  upoH  the  niid<llo  fuscous  ;  posteriorly  narrower,  in  front  and 
sides  rounded,  anterior  unples  Hul)acute,  posterior  ones  rounded  • 
feet  yellow,  knees,  tibim  and  tarsi  externally  fuscous;  abdomen 
yellow;  seta>  yellow  ;  ^  last  ventral  se.rrincnt  larjre,  ovale  ;  winj?a 
fusco-sid)liyalinc,  costal  margin  somewhat  yellowish,  veins  testa- 
ceous.  (.Male.) 

1-eii-th  to  tip  of  winjrs  18  (—22)  niillim.  Alar  expanse  33 
(— tl)  millini. 

//<t/j.  Mexico  (Koppo);  Cordova  (Saussuro). 

22.  P.  dilaticoUia! 

J'u-la  ,lil,iilc„llis  JJurm.I  II,  88n,  7.     Piot.l  Perl.  240,  3(1 ;  tab.  vxiii  fltr 
5—10.     Walk.  Catal.  If-S,  ."8.  " 

Yellow  varied  with  brown  ;  head  wide  ns  the  prothorax,  yellow, 
in  front  clouded  with  fulvous :  ocelli  only  two,  black  ;  the  antennai 
In'own,  the  base  luteous  ;  prothorax  narrower  behind,  anteriorly 
rounded,  rus'ulosc,  brown,  a  broad,  yellowish  nuddle  vilta,  sides 
oldicpie,  anterior  angles  rounded  ;  feet  yellowish,  knees  and'  tibia) 
externally  a  little  infuscated  ;  abdomen  and  sette  yellowish  ;  ^  last 
ventral  segment  large,  ovate ;  ?  antepenultimate  ventral  segment 
truncate  'i  wings  testaceo-subhyaline,  veins  testaceous,  accessory 
subcostal  vein  incurved. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10—13  niillim.     Alar  expanse  20—27 

niillim. 

JIub.  Mexico;    Columbia;   15rnzil ;    North  America  (Museum 
Tieuna).     I  have  not  seen  the  Mexican  specimens. 

23.  P.  litura. 

I\rla  litura  Pict.  Perl.   242,  37  ;   tab.   xxiv,  flg.  1—3.      Walk.  Catal 
159,  5:). 

Yellow  varied  with  brown ;  head  as  wide  as  the  prothorax,  brown, 
mnrgined  with  black,  only  two  ocelli,  antenna)  blackish  ;  prothorax 
brown,  rug.dose,  a  broad  middle  yellow  stripe  ;  broad,  narrower 
behind,  in  front  rounded,  anterior  angles  rounded,  sides  oblique ; 
feet  yellowish,  knees,  tibiic  externally  and  apical  ring,  and  tarsi 
fuscous;  abdomen  and  seta3  yellow;  wings  grayish-subhvalinc, 
costal  margin  oI)scnrer,  veins  fuscous.  (Taken  from  the  llgure  and 
description  of  Pictet.) 


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NEUROPTEUA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


II! 


Length  to  tip  of  wings  11  millim.     Alar  expanse  20  millirn. 
Ilab.  Mox^co.     I  have  not  seen  it.     Is  it  not  P.  dilaticolhS? 
24.  P.  similis ! 

Perla  simiiis  Hngen ! 

Fuscous  varied  with  fulvous  ;  head  as  wide  as  the  prothorax  fus- 
cous, sides  fulvous,  antenna3  blackish-fuscous;  prothorax  rnuulran- 
gular,  transverse,  rngulose,  fuscous,  a  broad  fulvous  stripe  upon 
the  tn.ddie,  sales  straight,  anteriorly  and  posteriorly  somewhat 
rounded,  angles  subacute;  feet  fuscous;  abdomen  fuscous,  apex 
above  bright  fulvous  ;  yellowish-brown  below ;  scta3  blackish-fus- 
cous; 9  antopenultimate  ventral  segment  truncated  ;  wings  smoky- 
hyaline,  costal  margin  obscurer,  veins  deep  fuscous.   (Female  ) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 

^aO.  Pennsylvania  and  Alaryland  (Uhler). 

25.  P.  xanthenes. 

^'"■'''  f'f/'r'  Newm.  Entom.  Mag.  V,  178.     Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  2d  ser 
!";,'Gr"     ^'''''  ''"'■  ""''  ''  ''  ''^-  '"'  '"'•  ''  '•     ^^^^^<^'-'  ''''^'^ 

Body  entirely  pale  yellow;  head  hardly  broader  than  the  pro- 
thorax, with  a  fuscous  spot,  ocelli  black;  prothorax  quadran-nilar 
rugulose,  posteriorly  a  little  narrower,  angles  subacute ;  apex  of 
the  femora  hardly  annulated  with  fuscous  ;  apex  of  the  abdomen 
uscous;  wings  pale  yellowish,  subhyaline;  veins  pale  yellow, 
(iaken  from  the  figure  and  description  of  Pictet.)  (Fem-de  ) 
^  Length  to  tip  of  wings?  27  millim.  Expanse  of  win-s  41 
millim.  ° 

&b.  Pennsylvania ;  Georgia  (Abbot), 
26.  P.  annulicauda. 

Perla   annulir„,ula   Pict.   Perl.   249,  40;    tab.   xxii,  f^^  1_4       Walk 

Catal.  ItiO,  a4. 

_  Lurid  ;  head  as  wide  as  the  prothorax,  lurid,  disk  obscurer,  ante- 
riorly a  pale  sinuatcd  nebulous  stripe,  ocelli  (two?)  posterior  ones 
banded  with  black,  prothorax  short,  rugulose,  lurid,  ruguho  paler; 
sides  and  angles  rounded  ;  the  abdomen  luteous,  the  seta)  luteous 
annulated  with  black  ;  the  feet  luteous,  femora  above,  knees,  base 
and  apex  of  the  tibise  and  apex  of  the  tarsi  fuscous;  winc-s  yel- 
owish-gray,  semihyaline,  apex  of  the  costal  margin  obscurer,  veins 
luteous.    (Taken  from  the  figure  and  description  of  I'ictet ) 


TERLA.  2T 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  22  millini.    Alar  expanse  29—38  millim. 
Huh.  Mexico  ;  lirazil.     Unknown  to  mc. 

27.  P.  costalis. 

rcrla  costalis  Pict.  Perl.  2G4,  48  ;  tab.  sxiv,  fig.  4.    Walk.  Catal.  1G2,  70. 

Fuscous;  liead  broader  than  tlie  ])rotliorax,  fuscous,  in  front 
rufesccnt;  aiitenn*  black;  prothorax  quadrangular,  black,  middle 
reddish-rugulose,  angles  rounded,  behind  narrower;  abdomen 
yellowish-fuscous  ;  the  setae  fuscous,  at  base  luteous  ;  feet  yellow- 
ish, apex  of  the  femora,  tarsi,  black,  tibiie  exteriorly  fuscous; 
wings  fuscous,  veins  black,  costal  one  golden-yellow.  (Taken  from 
the  figure  and  description  of  Pictet.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  ?  18  millim.     Alar  expanse  27  millim. 

Ilab.  Vera  Cruz.     Unknown  to  me. 


Walk. 


tab.  xxvi,  fig.  1—3.      V/alker, 


28.  P.  occipitalis! 

Perla  ocrij>it<tlis  Pict.  Perl.    234.  43 
Catal.  lUO,  (ju. 

Yellow  varied  with  brown ;  head  broader  than  the  prothorax, 
ocelli  black,  only  two  in  number,  surface  between  the  ocelli  black- 
ish-brown, remaining  surface  yellow,  in  front  clouded  with  fulvous  ; 
antenna}  brown,  their  base  luteous,  with  the  basal  articulation 
blackish-fuscous  at  base,  and  at  its  apex  luteous  ;  prothorax  brown, 
rugulose,  i)osteriorly  narrowoi-,  anteriorly  somewhat  rounded,  sides 
a  little  oblique,  anterior  angles  acute  ;  feet  yellow,  exteriorly  fus- 
cous ;  al)domen  and  seta)  yellowish  ;  ?  antepenultimate  ventral 
segment  truncated;  wings  testaceo-subhyaline,  costal  space  yel- 
lowish, veins  testaceous  ;  accessory  vein  direct.   (Female  only  seen.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  15  millim.     Alar  expanse  27  millim. 

Ilab.  Philadelphia;  New  York ;  Washington  (Osten  Sackcn); 
Maryland  (Uhler). 

Very  siiiiilar  to  P.  fJilaticolHs.  In  the  specimen  from  Maryland 
the  prothorax  has  a  middle  yellow  stripe,  anteriorly  and  posteriorly 
')roadened. 

29.  P.  picta. 

Pcrla  pirla  Pict.  Perl.  2(11,  47  ;  tab.  xxvii,  fig.  3,  8. 

Ycllowish-fulvons;  the  head  broader  than  the  prothorax,  lute- 
ous, a  spot  upon  the  middle  triangular,  and  another  irregular, 
between  the  ocelli  black,  ocelli  three;   antenmu  yellowish, ''apex 


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NEUROPTERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


fl 


fuscous;  prothorax  at  sides  black,  with  a  lutcous  medial  line  or 
b  oadcr  fasca;  quadrangular,  sides  almost  straight,  ano-les  some- 
w^j^n  ed;  abdomen  and  set»  luteous ;  wini  Mi^^C^ 
of  r'tet)  '"''  ^    ''"^  '''''  ''''  '""•'^  «-^  ^^-"'I'tion 

^_Length  to  tip  of  wings  lG-18  millim.     Alar  expanse  27-32 

fulteciel^''^'  ^'"''''"'   "^"''"^^^  ''  ""'  '"^  '  ^"^^'^^'"-^^  '^«"bt- 

30.  P.  placida ! 

Perla  placida  Hag.] 

Yellowish-fulvous  ;  the  head  a  little  broader  than  the  prothorax 
luteous,  n.  front  clouded  with  fulvous,  a  large  discoiSal  cmd' 
rangular  lack  spot,  three  ocelli;  antenn.  fuscous,  b  ',  l!'" 
basa  art.cle  fuscous  above  ;  prothorax  rugulose,  bro;n,  post^  o^;: 
a  little,  ntenorly  somewhat  rounded,  sides  a  little  obi  que  ante- 
r.or  angles  acute;  the  feet  luteous,  knees  subfuscous ;  he'abdo- 
menand  seta3  luteous;  ^  last  ventral  segment  larger  ovate  9 
antepenutnnate  one  truncate;  wings  pale  testaceo-hy  Hne  co'stal 
space  yellowish,  veins  testaceous.  ' 

^^^_Length  to  tip  of  wings  10-12  millim.     Alar  expanse  17-23 

_  Hub    Sow  Yovk;  Washington   (Osten  Sacken,  1857).     Very 
simdar  to  P.  occ?>M/5.  ^  ^ 

31.  P.  ephyre ! 

""'"Tor'osff  %vT;l"''^"  ^-^t-  H-t.  2d  ser.  III.  .7,  5.     Pictot. 
It'll.  JS3,  3.     Walk.!  Catal.  1U8,  91. 

Yellowish  fulvous  ;  head  broader  than  the  prothorax,  yellowish- 
fulvous,  ocelh  three,  joined  together  by  a  V-shaped  brownish-black 
line,  antennae  fuscous,  base  hardly  yellow,  basal  articulation  ob- 
scurer;  prothorax  yellowish-fulvous,  rugulose,  hardly  narrower 
I'di.nd,  anteriorly  somewhat  rounded,  sides  almost  straight  ante- 
nor  angles  acute;  feet  yellowish,  knees  exteriorlv  a  little  dusky; 
abdomen  yellowish  ;  set»  yellowish,  at  apex  fuscous ;  ?  ante- 
l.cnult.mate  ventral  segment  truncated ;  wings  pale  testaceo-hya- 
liue,  veins  luteous,  costal  space  slightly  yellowish 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  15  millim.     Alar  expanse  25  millim. 

IM>.  Georgia  (Abbot);  Xew  York;  Xew  Orleans;   JJerkeley 
Springs,  \  irgmui  (Osten  Sackeu).  ^ 


TEULA. 


29 


Ycry 


32.  P.  clymene. 

Cluoropiriii  rlipnene  Newm.  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  2d  ser.  Ill,  87,  4.      Pict. 
Tell.  2S:'.,  4.     Walk.  Catal.  Iii7,87. 

"  Head  yellow,  eyes  and  ocelli  black  ;  wings  lightly  tinged  with 
fuscous,  ncrvures  all  fuscous." — Newman. 

Alar  expanse  2G  niillim. 

Huh.  Georgia  (Abbot).   Unknown  to  me.  Does  it  belong  here? 

Subgenus  CJdoroperla  Pictet.  (Costal,  apical  space  with  one 
transverse  vein.) 

33.  P.  Guerinii. 

Ptrla  Canrinii  Pict.  Perl.  27t>,  55  ;  tab.  xxx,  fig.  G— 8.     "Walk.*  Catal. 
104,  77. 

Black ;  head  as  wide  as  the  prothorax,  black,  a  stripe  upon  the 
occiput  yellow;  prothorax  quadrangular,  anteriorly  narrower, 
rugulose,  a  stripe  upon  the  middle  yellow  ;  feet  brown,  femora  and 
tibia3  with  a  longitudinal  line,  and  tarsi,  black ;  abdomen  black, 
the  last  segment  whitish-gray  ;  seta3  fuscous,  pilose,  base  whitish; 
wings  dusky  subhyaline,  veins  dusky.  (Prom  the  figure  and  de- 
scription of  Pictet.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  15  millira.     Alar  expanse  27  millim. 

Hah    Xew  Orleans.     Unknown  to  me. 

34.  P.  maculata. 

Perlit  maculata  Pict.  Perl.  280,  5G;   tab.  xxx,  fig.  9.     Walker    Catal 
1G4,  78. 

Black ;  head  as  wide  as  the  prothorax,  yellow,  disk  broadly  black ; 
prothorax  black,  with  a  yellow  middle  line,  posteriorly  narrower, 
sides  rounded  ;  wings  dusky,  costal  space  obscurer,  veins  black. 
(From  the  figure  and  description  of  Pictet.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11  millim.     Alar  expanse  20  millim. 

Huh.  Philadelphia.     Unknown  to  me. 

35.  P.  decolorata. 

Perla  decolorata  Walker,  Catal.  170,  98. 

Pale  testaceous;  head  a  little  broader  than  the  prothorax,  pale 
testaceous,  with  an  irregular,  discoidal,  black  spot;  prothorax 
quadrangular,  subrugose,  a  large  fuscous  spot  each  side,  sides 
straight,  angles  subacute  ;  wings  hyaline,  veins  black,  testaceous 
at  base.     (From  the  description  of  .Air.  AValker.) 


'\  1 


It. 


4.1 


:.-    ' 


m 


80 


NEUROPTERA  OP  NORTH  AMERICA. 


Alar  expanse  2t  millim, 

Ilab.   Great  Bear  Lake  (Richardson).     Unknown  to  me.      • 
36.  P.  decisa. 

Perla  decisa  Walker,  Catal.  170,  99. 

Ferrugineous,  shining;  head  broader  than  the  prothorax  testa- 
ceous,  antenna)  fuscous ;  prothorax  square,  rugulosc,  angles  sub- 
acute ;  wings  gray,  veins  black. 

Alar  expanse  25  millim. 

IfaO.  St.  .Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston).  ■'   ^ 

37.  P.  bilineata ! 

Sia/isl,muea>a  Say,  Godman's  Western  Quarterly  P.eporter,  II,  165  4  _ 
i  hloroperla  tmmmarina  Newm.!  Mag.  Nat.  Hist,  ser    "   Iir  87   "^ 
r.^.v.n.!  Knt    Mag    V    499.     Walk.   Catal.   101,  S9.  '  pictet'.  Ll 
Ihi,  1.     Perla  picla  Walk.  Catal.  1(J1,  109. 

Pale  fuscous,  varied  with  yellow;  head  broader  than  the  pro- 
thorax. with  three  ocelli  ;  surface  yellow,  two,  anteriorly  conjoined 
sem.crcular  fuscous  lines  upon  the  disk,  two  straight  fuscous  lines 
before  the  Cscal  ones ;  antenna)  yellowish,  apex  fuscous,  basal 
art.cnh,t,on  dusky  ;  prothorax  quadrangular,  yellow,  rugulose,  each 
side  w.th  a  broad  fuscous  stripe,  sides  straight,  posteriorlv  hardly 
narrower,  angles  acute;  the  feet  luteous,  knees,  and  exteriorly 
obscurer;  the  abdomen  and  setfe  luteous,  ?  antepenultimate  ven- 
tral segment  rounded  at  apex  ;  wings  grayish-hyaline,  exteriorly 
iingcd  with  yellow,  veins  testaceous.   (Female.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  21  millim 
Hub.   Canada;    Trenton  Falls,    New  York;    Ohio  (Schaum) ; 
Cincinnati,  15th  May:  not  rare"  (Say). 

38.  P.  severa ! 

Perla  severa  Hag.! 

Pale  yellow ;  head  hardly  broader  than  the  prothorax,  pale  yel- 
ow,  three  black  ocelli ;  anteniue  pale  yellow,  apex  obscurer  ;  pro- 
thorax quadrangular,  rugulose,  pale  yellow,  a  narrow  brown  stripe 
upon  the  middle,  sides  straight,  angles  obtuse,  rounded;  feet  yel- 
lowish, exteriorly  obscured,  tarsi  blackish  fuscous  ;  abdomen  -_-• 
wings  hyaline,  veins  fuscous,  base  and  -Hsk  partly  pallid 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  millim.      -Vlar  expanse  23  millim. 

JJaO.  Island  of  Unga,  Russian  America. 


^5 


It 


ISOPTEUYX. 


31 


39.  P.  citrinella. 

Peria  cilriin-Ua  Newp.  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  I,  388,  G.     Nfwp.  Trans.  Linn. 
Soc.  XX,  540,  1.     P.  citrinella  Walk.  Calal.  IGD,  07. 

Tale  luteous  ;  the  head  as  wide  as  the  prothorax,  ocelli  fuscous  • 
antciina3  fnscons,  pale  at  base;  prothorax  not  broader  behind, 
.ateous,  subrugulose,  the  anterior  margin  and  middle  line  blackish, 
angles  obtuse,  sides  incurved  ;  wings  hyaline,  veins  pale.  (From 
the  description  of  Mr.  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings(?)  13  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 

Hah.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  Kiver,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston) ;  Nova  Scotia  (Redman.) 

Unknown  to  me.  The  description  of  Mr.  Newport  differs  a 
little  :  "  antenna;  entirely  black."  The  description  of  Mr.  Walker 
was  drawn  from  the  typical  specimen.    Is  it  an  Jsojjteryx'} 

40.  P.  imbecilla. 

Sialis  imbecilla  Say,  Godman'f!  West.  Quart.  Kept.  II,  1G5,  3. 

Pale  green,  imtiiaculate  ;  head  with  three  fuscous  ocelli,  antennre 
rather  obscurer,  pilose;  prothorax  transversely  oval,  rugulose  • 
wings  greenish-whitb.     (Taken  from  the  description  of  Mr.  Say.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  9  millim.     Alar  expanse  16  millim. 

ITah.  Ohio  River  at  Cincinnati.  Common  in  the  middle  of 
:May  (Say).     Unknown  to  me.     Is  it  an  Isoptenjx  ? 


ISOPTERYX  PiCT. 
Wings  with  the  transverse  veins  rare,  almost  absent ;  no  basal 
space  to  the  posterior  wings;    palpi  setaceous,  last  articulation 
shortest. 


■■'M 


1.  I.  cydippe ! 

Chloroperla  ci/clippe  Newm.  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  ser.  2,  IH.  88,  8.  Pict.  Perl. 
317.  Walk.  Catal.  1G8,  88.-CVJ.  sulphurca  Fitdi:' (Collection  of 
de  Selys  Longchamps.) 

Pale  yellow,  immaculate  ;  head  hardly  broader  than  the  pro- 
thorax, three  black  ocelli ;  antenmc  nigro-fuscous,  base  pallid : 
prothorax  transversely  oval,  subrugulose,  angles  rounded;  feet 
pale,  tarsi  nigro-fuscous;  wings  greenish-hyaline,  veins  pale.' 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  ^19  9  millim.  Alar  expanse  ^  13 
9  10  millim. 


111 

I  \r 
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32 


NEUROITERA  OF  NOHTII  AMEIUCA, 

//«J    Georgia  (Abbot);  Trenton  Falls,  Xow  York;  Waslun-ton 
(Ostou  .sacken,  Asa  Fitch).     Is  it  not  P.  MccUla? 


CAPNIA  I 


ICTKT. 


JJ 


'nrjs  veiny,  transverse  veins  very  {asy  and 


area  of  the  posterior 
ovate 


very  regular;  anal 


win 


longer  than  the  preceding  one  ;  two 
1.  C.  pygmaea ! 

j>i/;/w(i,n  Bum.!  II,  874,  l.(5)_Cny 


Ss  large,  plicate;  palpi  filifonn,  last  joint 


setiTj. 


Scmlili 


324 

Fitch  !  Winter  I 


imla  piigmaea  PictotI  Pprl. 


f.'ib.  xl,  ll,^^  1_3.     -^y,,,,,.   (,,^^.,1,  175    o,_^ 


nsocts  of  K.  Nmv  York,  f)  ;! 


rla 


nivicola 


Black,  shining,  with  gray  hairs;  articulations  of  the 


osc,  in  front  with  an  impressed 
II,  lit  tlie  apex  i)itchy,  t 


aiitenniclong; 


curved 
arsi  fuscous  ; 


prothorax  rounded,  snbrugul 
line  ;  feet  black,  tibi:u  brow 
abdomen  black  ;  set.  with  somewhat  Z;^  io^:2IZ:i:::^ 

penis  0  the  male  long  ;  to  the  back  of  the  abdomen  two  tubercles 
placed  before  the  apex  of  the  i)cnis.  ^""eicits, 

mmim^'^  to  tip  of  wings  4d  J,  9  ?  millim.    Alar  expanse  IG  ? 

IMk  Tennsylvania  (Zimmerman);  iXewfoundland.   "x\ew  York 
common  m  February."— Z>r.  Fitck.  ' 

Is  not  Caj^nia  venialis  Newport,  this  same  species  ? 

2.  C.  necydaloides ! 

'''''catarm!^f '  ''"''  ''"'•  ''''  ''  '''•  "''  '^-  '-'•?'  ^^ •'"-■•' 
Black,  shining;  articulations  of  the  antenna  long;  prothorax 
^ndcd    .,  rugulose    anteriorly  an  impressed,  cur^^ed  line ;  S 
lack,    d,.,c  brown,  piceous  at  the  apex,  tarsi  fuscous;  the  abdo- 
men lutoous,  the  apex  black;  set.  black,  with  13-18  ar'ticulatio!^ 
he  apex  fuscous;   ^  wings  rudimental ;    9  wings  a  little  lon^e 
hau  the  abdomen,  pale,  the  veins  stout,  black;  penis  shorter  timn 
n  the  preceding  species;  abdomen   having  one  dorsal  tubercle 
before  the  apex  of  the  penis. 

Length  to  tip  of  wino-s  J'  A.    o  fii  m;ii;r>,       ai 
.       °  i   "'  "'"=''  d   *)  V  <>.  miliim.     Alar  expanse  11 1 


m 


CAPNIA. 


33 


3.  C.  minima! 

l\rla  miiuma  Nowp.l  Proc.  Linn.  Soc.  I,  388,  2.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XX 
4-.(l,  2.     Walk.!  Catal.  Ib'S,  19. 

IMack,  shining;  antenna  monlliform:  prothorax  narrower  than 
the  hcatl,  subqiiadrate,  sides  straight,  angles  acute;  feet  biaekish- 
fnscoiis;  abdomcMi  bhiek  (setio  with  13  articuhitions,  Xewp.);  ^ 
wings  rndimental ;  9  wings  pale,  veins  black ;  penis  ^  very  short; 
ulidomen  having  no  dorsal  tul)ercle  l)efore  the  aoox  of  tlie  penis 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  ^  2^;  ^  6  millim. '  Alar  exuanse,  7 
niillini. 

I/ab.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay;  April 
(Uarnston). 

I  possess  only  the  male ,  the  remainder  of  the  description  is 
from  >cwport  and  Walker. 

4.  C.  vernalis! 

Cajwia  vcrualis  Newp.  Troc.  Linn.  Soc.  3S8,  3.     Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XX, 
451,  3.    Walk.  Catal.  170,  8.    Mmoura  tenuis  Walk.!  Catal.  182, 13.' 

Black,  shining,  sparingly  pilose ;  antenna  raoniliform ;  protho- 
rax narrower  than  the  head,  rounded,  rugulose;  feet,  abdomen,  and 
sotic  blackish-fuscous  ;  seto3  with  somewhat  near  20  articulations  ; 
wings  pallid,  veins  fuscous;  wings  with  the  form  and  reticulation  . 
0?  JVemoum  (subgenus  restricted);  penis  rather  long;  no  dorsal 
tubercle  before  the  apex  of  the  penis. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  6— T  millim.     Alar  expanse  10—12 
inijlim. 

Hub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  Biver,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston). 

I  possess  a  male  and  female  from  the  British  Museum;  they  are 
certainly  N.  tcmns  Walker,  but  I  do  not  know  whether  the  speci- 
mens described  in  the  same  place  and  taken  in  New  York,  belong 
liere.  Nor  liave  I  quoted  here  Newport's  species  C.  vernalis  with°- 
out  some  doubt.  But  not  finding  his  typical  specimens  in  the 
British  Museum,  I  am  rather  inclined  to  believe  that  Mr.  Walker 
lias  erroneously  united  them  to  N.  tenuis.  iV.  tenuis  Pictet  is  very 
diiferent. 

t  t  No  abdominal  setae. 

*  Second  articulation  of  the  tarsi  equal  to  the  others. 


'■  ilf 


h^i 


# 


4! 


i1 


34 


NEUUOPTERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


Mill 


TAENIOPTERYX  Pictet. 
Wings  a  little  involuted,  veined,  transverse  veins  very  scnrce, 
rather  regular;  anal  area  of  the  posterior  wings  large,  plicated;' 
palpi  filiform,  the  last  article  ovate;  no  abdominal  seta);  tarsi  wit ii 
three  long,  equal  articles. 


Pict.I  Perl.  359,  5,  tab.  xlvi,  flg.  4, 5. 


1.  T.  fasclata ! 

SniMis/ascin/a  Burm.!  II,  875,  6. 
Walker,  Catal.  179,  5. 

151ack,  with  gray  pile;  head  hardly  broader  than  the  thorax,  in 
front  and  at  the  eyes  rufous,  tubercles  flat,  polished,  anteriorly  with 
two  i)ara]lel  grooves;  antenna)  fuscous,  the  basal  articulation  black; 
prothorax  broader  behind,  rugulose,  sides  oblique,  posterior  margin 
rounded,  anterior  angles  subacute,  tubercles  a  little  shining,  near 
the  anterior  margin  a  transverse,  biarcuated  sulcus,  two  closely 
approximated,  linear,  parallel  discoidal  tubercles,  at  the  posterior 
margin  a  transverse  sulcus;  feet  yellowish-brown,  femora  exteriorly 
tibia)  at  l)ase  and  the  tarsi  blackish-brown  ;  abdomen  black,  shin- 
ing, 9  appendix  broad,  yellow,  triangular,  beneath  excavated  the 
apex  narrow,  rounded,  incurved;  ^  appendix  yellow,  lanceolate; 
wings  subhyaline,  a  gray  transverse  band  upon  the  middle  and 
another  at  the  apex;  veins  fuscous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11-.13  millira.     Alar  expanse  23—95 
millini. 

Bab.  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  Washington,  April  (Osten  Sackeu). 

2.  T.  similis ! 

Ta;iiiop!erij.v  similis  Hagen! 

Black,  shining;  head  broader  than  the  prothorax,  shining,  hardly 
rufous  anteriorly,  antenna;  black ;  prothorax  short,  broad,  sides 
oblique,  posterior  margin  rounded,  anterior  angles  rounded, 'poste- 
rior ones  acute,  anterior  margin  subreflexed,  very  rugulos'e ;  feet 
brown,  femora  exteriorly  and  the  tarsi  blackish-brown ;  abdomen 
black,  shining;  the  last  ventral  segment  truncated;  wings  subhy- 
aline, with  three  broad  gray  bands,  the  extreme  one  is  apical  veins 
fuscous.   (Female.)  ' 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8  millim.     Alar  expanse  14  millim. 

Hub.  Washington,  May  (Osten  Sackeu). 


3 

I 


TAENIOPTERYX. 


85 


I  possess  males  from  Washington,  April  (Osten  Sacken),  with 
thfc  femoi    -inarmed,  the  ventral  appendage  narrow,  oval,  concave 
and  with  the  sculpture  of  the  front,  anteriorly,  a  little  different.' 
Is  it  a  new  species  ? 

* 

3.  T.  frlglda! 

Txnioptcryx frigida  Ilagent 

_  IJlack,  grayish-pilose;  head  hardly  broader  than  the  prothorax 
in  front  fuscous,  tubercles  flat,  polished;  anteriorly  with  two  parallel 
furrows;  antennae  black;  prothorax  hardly  broader  posteriorly  sides 
straight,  anterior  and  posterior  margin  subrotund,  anterior  angles 
rounded,  posterior  ones  square,  with  a  few  flat,  polished  tubercles 
near  the  anterior  margin  a  transverse  biarcuated  sulcus,  at  the  pos' 
tenor  margin  a  transverse  one ;  feet  yellowish-brown,  femora  ex- 
teriorly tibiae  at  base  and  the  tarsi  blackish-brown  ;  abdomen 
black,  shining;  wings  subhyaline,  a  gray  band  upon  the  middle 
and  another  at  the  apex,  veins  fuscous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  15  millim.     Alar  expanse  25  millim 

Hub.  Maryland  (Uhler). 

Is  this  not  N.  nivalis  Fitch,  Winter  Ins.  6,  4.     Walk.  Catal 
190,  48?     It  is  certainly  a  T<eniopteryx,  and  perhaps  T.  fasciata 
Burm.r 

4.  T.  maura ! 

Taeniopteryx  mau.  a  Pict.!  Perl.  361,  6;  tab.  xlvi,  fig.  G. 

Black,  opaque;  head  equal  to  the  prothorax,  rugulose,  occiput 
punctated,  antennae  blackish-brown ;  prothorax  broader  behind 
sides  siiiuated,  oblique,  anterior  angles  rounded,  posterior  ones 
subacute,  the  anterior  and  lateral  margins  a  little  recurved  tuber- 
cles very  few,  polished;  feet  whitish-pilose,  femora  black,  tibiae 
luteous ;  abdomen  black ;  wings  grayish-hyaline  or  fuscous,  veuis 
fuscous ;  male  with  shorter  wings,  the  ventral  appendage  oblong 
concave.  The  same  sex  has  a  robust  tooth  upon  the  middle  of  the 
femora  beneath. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings,  ^^9;   ?  15  millim.    Alar  expanse  9  27 
millim.  * 

Hub.  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  Washington,  April  (Osten  Sacken) 
Common.  ^ 


!  * 


'rf, 


86 


NKHnoi'TKitA  OK  North  am  mil 


I'A. 


5.  T.  gluolnllBl 

Nrmouni  {llni,l,vi,l,m)  ,)l,iri,ili»  tivwyA  I'l-,..-.  Mini.  S.h'.  I,  :iS|)  4,  T 


I.liiii.  H.M'.  XX, -JM.    \V/ilk.l  Cikliil.  Uia,  r.U.    A'. 
1711,  7.  (IViiml...) 


runs. 


HKiii/d  Wiilk.l  I'lilal. 


tl 


Allird  to  7!  ii„n(ni;  .lllVcrs  in  liiiviii)r  the  occi|Mit  vcrnicosc,  and 
!•>  prolhonu  snioollicr;  ih,.  wind's  in  llio  males  nidinirntary,  tlio 
I'tMiiom  nnanin'd,  tlio  ventral  appenda^'e  (piadran^'ular,  llatler. 
■  en^ll.  lo  ii|i  of  win^s  D—IT)  niillini.     Alar  expanse  27  niiliini. 
ills,  Alhany  liiver,   lludson'a  lUiy  (|{arn- 


//«/'.    St.  .Martin's  I 


Kton). 


*  + 


'I'he  soeond  article  of  the  tarsi  snuill,  Hhorter  tl 


tile  others. 


IIUI 


NEMOURA.  !•„  .TT. 
Wings  veiny,  flat,  trunNvorso  veins  lew,  very  repnlar,  veins  of 
the  pleroslif^'ma  forming'  an  X;  una!  ar  a  of  ihe  posterior  win^s 
liir>-e,  plieate;  no  seta-;  the  second  articulation  of  the  tarsi  short. 

1.  N.  oomplotn. 

\,illo,iri,  ,:;,ii'!,l,i  Walk.  (';it(ll.   till,  ^2. 

lUack.  shining';  head  broader  than  the  prothorax,  npon  (h>«  disk 
II  Inteons  spot;  i)rolhorax  .piadran>,ndar,  ecpnd,  sides  struiKhl, 
aiii-les  .suhaeiite,  surface  .subniunilose.  a  smoother  sulcus  upon  the 
middle;  ''^'t  ferruginous;  wings  hyaline;  anterior  ones  witlni  hand 
iil.oii  the  middle  and  aimlhcr  at  apex  fuscous,  veins  lii.seou.s.  i  From 
the  di>scription  of  Mr.  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  .S?  millim.     Alar  expanse  M  niillim. 

//<>!>.  Nova  Scotia  (Kcdman).  Unknown  to  uic.  May  it  not 
helong  to  TiCHioptfryx^ 

2.  N.  albldipennis ! 

Si  mould  ii//ii'(//;ij  ;ou'.s- Walk.  Cital.  T.U,  'A. 

riccous.  shining:  head  broader  tl  an  the  jirothorax  ;  nntcnna; 
fuscous;  prothorax  ([uadvauguiar.  sides  straight,  angles  subacute, 
anterior  margin  a  little  recurved,  disk  with  a  few  tiiberdes ;  feet 
pale  luteous.  apex  of  the  fe:  ira  and  ba.se  of  the  tibiie  fu.scous; 
abdomen  yollowi.sh-fuseous;  wings  hyaline,  veins  fuscou.s,  a  little 
margined  with  fuscous. 

Length  to  tij)  of  wings  D  millim.     Alar  expanse  10  millim. 


T.KIKTUA. 


3t 


/A/A.   W.iHl.i,,^!.,,,  r()sl.,n  Sacknn);   Nova  S.-otia  (lUMlt.uu.) 
Im  not  tlio  fVrniginoiiH-colorcd  HpeoioH  of  Mr.  Walkor  distinct  fro 
tliiH'/ 


in 


not 


fl.  N.  perfeota ! 

A<  mmin  pv/rrin  Walk.l  (Jatttl.  191,  fil. 

nidcii.Nhininfr;  liciul  Itnmdcr  limn  fl 


|irolIiorii.\  niirn.wdr  l)ciiind,  KJdcs  o!i| 


tlu 


li(!  prothonix,  antonnn-  liiiicK-, 
i«|no,  luiterioriinfrJcH  rounded 


[!  antc.ior  nnirKin  a  littlo  recurved,  disk  with  a  low  tui.crcl 


C.H 


feet  lestaccouH,  femora  exteriorly  and  the  tarsi  l.rownisl.-lda.k 
winKs  clouded  with  fuHcuuH,  broadly  margined  with  fuscous   veins 
fuscous.  ' 

l.cnKtli  to  tip  of  wiufTH  8  miilim.     Alar  expanse  14  millim 
//.A    Trenton   Falls  (O.ston  Sacken);  Nova  Scotia  (Kcdman). 
It  may  lie  dillerent  from  .Mr.  Walker's  species. 

I  po,sses,s  an   individual  of  the   Ku.opean  N.  varicjala,  labelled 
1  Inla.lelphui,"  but  the  label  is  very  doublful. 

LEUCTRA  Stuimiknh. 
AViuKH  veiny,  involuted  when  in  rest,  transverse  veins  very  few 
very  regular,  veins  of  the  pterosligma  simple  {i.  e.,  not  forming 
an  X);  anal  area  of  the  posterior  wings  small,  plicate;  caudal  seta3 
absent ;  the  second  articulation  of  the  tarsi  short. 

1.  L.  teimls ! 

X.mo„ra  Imuix  VlcU  Porl.  37.';,  10;  t;ib.  xlix,  fig.  1-3. 

Fuscous,  opmp...,  head  a  littlo  broader  than  the  i)rothorax-  nn- 
to.uue  fuscous;  thorax  .pmdrangular,  sides  straight,  angles 'sub- 
»nite,  disk  with  three  elevated  lines,  the  mi.ldlo  one  straight  the 
others  snbincurved;  feet  fulvous,  abdomen  fuscous;  wings  subhv- 
aliiie,  a  little  ciliated,  veins  fulvous. 

Length  to  ti{.  of  wings  Y  millim.     Alar  expanse  12  millim 
Jf'A    I'hiladelphia;    Washington    (Osten    Sacken);    Sharon 
fel)nngs,  Now  York,  in  August  (Ostou  Sacken). 

2.  L.  ferruglnea ! 

A'.7/i«i(c,i /;nM;/j'/iea  Walk.!  Catal.  183, 18. 

Fusco-ferruginous,  somewhat  shining;   head   a  little  broader 
than   the   prothorax ;   antenna)   ferruginous;    prothorax   a  little 


Ml 


'    It 


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NEUROPTERA  OP  NORTH  AMERICA. 


broader  In  front,  qnadranKuIar,  sides  u  little  convex,  anterior  an- 
Kles  somewhat  rounded ;  disk  with  three  straiKht  elevated  lines, 
the  outer  ones  shorter;  feet  and  al.domen  ferruginous;  wings 
subhyalino,  a  little  ciliated,  veins  ferruf,'inous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8  raillim.     Alar  expanse  14  millim. 

Hub.  Nova  Scotia  (Uedmau). 

Fam.  V.  EPHEMERINA. 

5o(Z?/ elongated,  conical ;  prothorax  of  modorato  size-  an- 
•   tennu)  small,  subulate;  partsof  the  mouth  rudimentary,  con- 
nate;  caudal  aetfo  two  or  three,  long,  slender;  wings  unequal 
posterior  smaller,  or  sometimes  absent;  transverse  veins  few 
or  numerous;  tarsi  four-  or  five-articulated. 

EPHEMERA  Linn. 
Three  long  and  equal  caudal  seta) ;  wings  four,  transverse  veins 
very  numerous;  eyes  remote,  in  the  males  simple. 

1.  E.  decora! 

Ephemera  decora  Walk.!  Catal.  537,  7.  Male  Imago. 
^  Imago.  Rather  luteous,  apex  of  the  antenna)  black ;  the 
head,  thorax,  and  abdomen  each  side  with  a  fuscous  fascia,  that  of 
the  abdomen  broader,  exteriorly  serrated ;  beneath  yellowish,  ab- 
domen  bilineate ;  anterior  feet  very  long,  luteous,  the  apex  of  the 
femora,  base  and  apex  of  the  tibiiB  and  apex  of  the  tarsal  articu- 
lations  fuscous ;  posterior  feet  (partly  destroyed)  luteous ;  sctte 
luteous,  long,  the  articulations  fuscous ;  wings  yellowish-hyaline, 
veins  fuscous,  partly  margined  with  fuscous,  anterior  ones  witli 
some  discoidal  fuscous  spots.  Female  paler,  feet  short£r,  wings 
more  hyaline. 

Length  of  body  11  millim.  Alar  expanse  26  millim.  Seta)  25 
millim. 

Hab.  New  Haven;  Canada  (Barnston);  Chicago  (Osten  Sacken). 

Does  E.  guttulata  Pictet.  Ephem.  135,  4,  tab.  iv,  fig.  4,  belong 
here  ?  I  have  never  seen  it,  and  the  locality  is  unknown.  The 
figure  and  description  agree,  but  yet,  the  wings  are  more  spotted. 

2.  E.  simulans. 

Ephemera  simulans  Walk.!  Catal.  536,  5. 

Piceous;  feet  fulvous,  anterior  ones  obscurer;  setaj  pale  pice- 


-:iE;yA.^ 


;  an- 
coil- 


ErnEMRHA. 

oils,  pnhcRCont,  lonpor  tlian  the  body;  win(?9  subciiicreoiis, 
niitcrior  ouch  nmciiliited  and  snhfasciated  with  fiiscous,  tlie  u 
(iiid  imsterior  margin  not  inaciilated  ;  veins  cloudy.     (From 
Walker's  do.scri|)tion.) 

Length  of  body  12  miliini.  Alar  expanse  31  millim.  Setaj  14 
niillin). 

Ilah.  St,  I/awrencc  River. 

Is  it  not  11  female  suliiinaj^o?  I  have  seen  the  specimen  described 
and  noted  "that  it  was  allied  to  E.  vulyuta,  but  smaller." 

8.  E.  hebes. 

Ephemera  hebes  Walk.  Catal.  .^j^S,  8.     9  Snbimago. 

Piceous;  antennaj  black;  feet  testaceous,  anterior  ones  fuscons; 
setic  fiisco-testaceous ;  wings  cinereous,  veins  black.  (From  Mt. 
Walker's  description.) 

Length  of  body  9  millim.     Alar  expanse  22  millim. 

If(i().  St.  Johns,  Xewfoundland. 

The  specimen  described  is  iu  the  British  Museum. 

4.  E.  natata ! 

Palingeuia  natata  Walk.!  Catal.  551,  13.     9  Subimago. 

Fusco-testaceous ;  anteniuD  black;  abdomen  interruptedly  bi- 
vittated  with  fuscous ;  setic  pilose,  fulvous,  banded  with  fuscous, 
a  little  shorter  than  the  body;  feet  testaceous,  tibiic  and  tarsi  fus- 
cous; wings  subcinereous,  veins  black  and  black-banded,  except 
at  the  apex  and  posterior  margin  ;  the  anterior  ones  with  three  or 
four  discoidal  fuscous  spots. 

Length  of  body  15  millim.  Alar  expanse  38  millim.  Seta3  15 
millim. 

Hub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston) ;  Chicago  (Osteu  Sacken). 

5.  E.  pudlca! 

Ejihemera?  pudica  Engen]     9  Subimago. 

Lutcous ;  thorax  spotted  with  fuscous  ;  abdomen  with  the  pos- 
terior margin,  exteriorly,  of  the  middle  dorsal  segments  black;  feet 
luteous,  the  knees  and  a  ring  upon  the  middle  of  the  femora  fus- 
cous ;  wings  grayish-hyaline,  longitudinal  veins  yellow,  transverse 
ones  fuscous,  banded  with  gray;  transverse  discoidal  veins  a  little 
Irregular. 


1 

AA 

J.  3^1 

89 

-91 

the 

^^^1 

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\f.. 

I 

■ 

40 


NEUnoPTERA  OF  NOllTH  AMEUICA, 


mm 


Wf  i 


Length  of  body  12  millira.     Alar  expanse  40  milllm. 
I/ab.  Washington  (Osten  Sacken,  1858). 
Are  there  three  set»  ?    The  unique  specimen  is  very  much  muti- 
Jated ;  but  it  has  tha  fades  of  an  Ephemera. 

PALINGENIA  Burji. 
Three  setas,  the  middle  one  short,  in  the  males  sometimes,  almost 
absent;  wings  four,  transverse  veins  very  numerous;  eyes  remote, 
simple. 

1.  P.  hecuba! 

Paliiigenia  hecuba  Hagen !     f  Imago. 

Luteous,  spotted  with  fuscous;  head  blackish-fuscous,  apcY  of 
the  antennae  pale;  prothorax  shining  fuscous,  broad,  narrower 
anteriorly;  abdomen  luteous,  above  blackish-fuscous ;  setie  thick 
whitish-gray,  the  middle  one  of  equal  thickness  with  the  others 
(partly  destroyed);  base  of  the  feet  luteous  (the  feet  are  wantin- 
in  the  specimen);  wings  large,  opaque,  grayish-rosy,  the  costd 
margin  a  little  obscurer,  veins  gray. 

Length  of  body  22  millim.     Alar  expanse  78  millim 
JJab    Vera  Cruz  (Salle).     Collection  of  de  Selys  Longchamps. 
The  largest  species  yet  known.     The  wings  are  opaque,  but  yet 
It  IS  an  imago;  and  it  has  a  mass  of  eggs  iu  the  vulvar  aperture. 

2.  P.  alba! 

Bxiis  alba  Say,  Long's  Narrative  Api>eudix,  II,  305,  3. 

Milk-white;  vertex  fuscous;  prothorax  transverse,  quadrangu- 
lar,  in  front  truncated,  yellowish-white;  anterior  feet  grayish-fus- 
cous, the  others  white  ;  wings  whitish,  anterior  margin  grayish 

Length  of  body  11  millim.     Alar  expanse  22  millira 
(sff  ■   ^'*''"'  ^^"^  ^''''''  ^^''^'^-  ^''^""'^'«tt) ;  Winnipeg  River 

"This  insect  appears  in  immense  numbers;"  for  a  more  particu- 
lar account  see  Long's  x\arrative,  as  quoted  above.  I  have  seen 
only  a  mutilated  specimen. 

3.  P.  puella. 

Palingenia  puella  Pictet,  Ephem.  145,  2 ;  tab.  xi,  fig.  4. 
Milky-whitish;  ocelli  black ;  prothorax  transverse,  short,  ante- 


PALINGEMA. 


41 


riorly  produced  In  the  middle  ;  apex  of  the  feet  brownish,  femora 
pale  ;  wings  whitish,  costa  a  little  obscurer.  (From  the  figure  and 
description  of  Pictet.) 

Alar  expanse  26  raillira. 

Hab.  New  Orleans.     Xot  seen  by  me.     Is  it  P.  alba  Say? 

4.  P.  bllineata ! 

Ba^ds  hilineata  Say,  Long's  Exped.  II,  303, 1.     P.  IMata  Pictet,  Epliem. 
146,  3  ;  tab.  xii. 

Imago  ^.    Fulvous,  antennas  pale,  basal  articulation  obscurer- 
head  dusky  in  front,  beneath  yellow;  prothorax  compressed  in  the 
middle,  al)ove  triangularly  tuberculated,  each  side  with  a  fuscous 
stripe;  aI)domen  fulvous,  spotted  with  fuscous;  each  side  with  a 
medial  fuscous  stripe  composed  of  oblique  striae,  margins  of  the 
segments  fuscous;  anterior  feet  fuscous,  basal  articles  of  the  tarsi 
yellow,  posterior  feet  yellow,  unguiculi  fuscous;  seue  yellowish 
long,  apex  of  the  articles  annulated  with  fuscous ;  intermediate 
seta  very  short;  anal  appendages  yellow,  the  apex  fuscous;  penis 
two-parted,  fuscous,  apex  incurved,  oval;  wings  hyaline,  anterior 
ones  with  the  costal  margin  fulvous,  veins  black,  some  transverse 
blackish-banded  veins;    posterior  wings   with   the   apex   hardly 
clouded,  transverse  discoidal  veins  banded  with  blackish-fuscous. 
Imago  9.     Pale  yellow;  tarsal  unguiculi  fuscous;  abdomen  with 
a  luscous  apical  band  in  the  middle  and  interrupted  ones  on  both 
sides  ;^  wings  yellowish-hyaline,  costal  margin  yellowish,  longitudi- 
nal veins  yellowish,  transverse  ones  black. 

Subimago  9.  Similar  to  the  imago,  the  abdomen  above  ob- 
scurer, wings  opaque. 

Length  of  body,  J^  16  ;  9  18.  Subimago,  9  22  millim.  Alar 
expanse,^  34;  9  40.  Subimago,  9  48  millim.  Length  of  cau- 
dal  setae,  ^  46.     Subimago,  9  25  millim. 

JIab.  St.  Peters  River,  "common"  (Say) ;  X.  Red  River  (Robt 
Kei.nicott);  Maryland  (Uhler);  Philadelphia;  Washington  (Osten 
Sackeii)  ;  St.  Louis.  The  specimens  from  Washington  are  yel- 
lower. 

6.  P.  llmbata ! 

PaUncionia  limbata  Serv.  Guer.  Icon.  Recn.  Animal.  Ins.  tab.  Ix  f5<r  7 
Ephnnna  Umhata  Ramb.  Neuropt,  205,  4,  Walkor,  Catal.'54'8,  3." 
lal  viridr^cus  Walk.  I  Catal.  550,  11.  Fern.  Subimago.  Ba^ds 
avgulata  Walk.  1  Catal.  5G4,  28.     Male  imago. 


ij" 


li'   '        !] 


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Pt!1 


NEIIIIOTTKRA  OP  NORTH  AMERICA. 


J*  Iina<);o.     Fulvous,  spotted  with  fuscous 


fiiit (Miliar  <>fray,  hnsiil 


article  brownish-bjacli;  head  dusliy  in  front,  beneath  veil 
tliorax  narrowed  in  tl 


o\v 


l)ro- 


each  side  with  a  fuseous  st 


10  nii<idle,  above  trianguhirly  tnbercniated 


1 


rownisli-blaek,  dorsu 


ripe  confluent  upon  the  disi.-;  iibd 


m  each  side  with  an  interrupted  yellow  st 


omen 
ripe 


anterior  feet  entirely  fuscous,  posterior  ones  brownish-yellow  nn- 
Kineuh  fuseous;  sctiu  long,  fuscous,  the  apex  of  the  articles  with  a 
very  small  whitish  annulus;  intermediate  seta  very  short;  anal  ap- 
IKMidages  fuscous;  penis  two-parted,  fuseous,  iipex  un-uicilated 
recurved;  wings  suld.yaliue,  anterior  ones  with  -the  costal  margin 
fuscous;  veins  black,  some  transverse  ones  bounded  with  bhick- 
posterior  wings  margined  exteriorly  with  fuscous,  discoidal  trans- 
verse veins  covered  with  blaciv. 

c^  Subimago.  Like  the  imago,  but  n-ith  the  body  opnque  <rrnver 
the  feet  obscurer,  the  -vings  opa.jtie  gray,  tin.  anterior  onesl.ardly 
colored  upon  the  costal  margin,  the  posterior  ono:i  more  broadly 
margined.  •' 

9  imago.  Simihir  to  the  male;  the  whole  body  paler,  more 
fulvous,  seta>  and  feet  paler;  the  intermediate  seta  very  short ;  the 
anterior  wmgs  have  the  costal  margin  paler. 

9  Subimago.  Similar  to  the  imago,  the  body  opaque  ;  brown- 
ish-gray,  feet  and  seta)  brownish-black,  wings  opa(iue  -ray  the 
anterior  ones  with  the  costal  margin  of  the  same  color,  the  poste- 
nor  ones  with  a  brownish-black  margin. 

I  possess  another  female  subimago,  a  younger  specimen.  1'hc 
body,  feet,  and  setiu  are  much  diluted  and  pale-colored,  the  margin 
of  the  posterior  wings  is  of  the  same  color,  i)ale.  It  is  hardly 
dilferent.  ^ 

Length  of  body,  ^  n.     ^9  Subimago,  21.      9,  29  millim 
.\larcxpanse,J"34.     J'  ?  Subimago,  42.    9,46niillim.    Length 
of  setio,  ^42.     J*  9  Subimago,  18.     9,  20  millim. 

nab.    New  Orleans   (I'leilfer);    Ohio  (Schauai);    St.  Louis; 
(hicago   (Osten    Sacken);    St.    Martin's   Falls,    Albany   Kiver 
Hudson's  Bay  (Harnston)  ;  Canada  (A/.) 

Alale  imagines  from  (Miicago  seem  to  dilTer  a  little,  the  colors 
nre  much  paler,  the  ajiex  of  the  penis  is  incurved,  the  basul  half 
ul  the  antenme  is  Hack,  the  setio  yellowish  and  the  apex  of  the 
articulations  has  a  fuscous  ring.  J\  biUncata  from  AVashmgtou 
and  P.  llmhnla  from  New  Orleans  certainly  are  distinct  spedcs; 
the  species  from  Chicago  is  colored  very  much  like  P.  limbata,  but 


4 


PALINOENIA. 


43 


tlic  penis  is  inonrvod.  P.  hilincata  Say,  from  N.  Red  River  (dc- 
tcniiiiKMl  hy  Mr.  Ulder),  is  colored  more  lil<e  /'.  Un,h,aa  from  Chi- 
('iij,'() ;  Mr.  Wullior's  si)ucies  rc(iuire  a  new  exumimitioii. 

6.  P.  occulta. 

/'f('/»/(/(';//Vt  orruZ/a  Walk.l  Catal.  r).')],12.     %    9,  Imago. 

TcPtaceons ;  antennre  black,  the  base  testaceous ;  sides  of  tlie 
mesothorax  fuscous;  abdomen  obscurer,  interruptedly  bivittated 
with  fuscous ;  seta3  not  longer  than  the  l)ody,  testaceous,  a  little 
hairy;  tarsi  and  anterior  feet  fuscous;  wings  subcinereoiis,  veins 
black-,  basal  ones  testaceous;  anterior  wings  yellowish  at  base, 
with  the  costal  margin  brownish.  (From  the  description  of  Mr' 
Walker.) 

I.cngth  of  body  21—25  millim.     Alar  expanse  41—50  millim 
Seta'  I!)  millim. 

J  lab.  Arctic  America,  Lakes  Winnipeg  and  Superior  (Richard- 
son). 

I'he  typical  specimens  are  similar  to  P.  vmdesrens,  but  smaller, 
and  the  posterior  wings  are  scarcely  margined  exteriorly. 

7.  P.  blcolor. 

Paliiujniia  hicolor  Walk.!  Catal.  5.')2,  15.      9  Subiinago. 

Ferruginous  ;  thorax  each  side  below,  with  a  black  spot ;  abdo- 
men fuscous,  beneath  paler ;  setaj  long,  hairy,  testaceous  ;  feet  yel- 
low, anterior  ones  brownish  testaceous,  base  of  the  tarsi  whitish ; 
wings  cinereous,  the  margin  pilose,  the  veins  black,  margined  with 
fuscous. 

Length  of  body  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  27.     Seta;  24  millim. 
Jhib.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  JJay  (Barn- 
ston). 

8,  P.  decolorata! 

Paliiiijtnla  decolorata  Ilagen! 

Luteous ;  head  brownish-black,  antonnre  pale ;  prothorax  nar- 
rower anteriorly;  anterior  feet  blackish,  posterior  ones  lutoous ; 
mesothorax  yellowish-fuscous  ;  al)domen  luteous,  sides  striped  with 
obscure  fuscous,  setie  luteous,  intermediate  very  short;  wings  yel- 
lowish-hyaline, veins  luteous,  the  subcosta  fuscous.  (Lnago.) 

Length  of  body  16  millim.  Alar  expanse  30  millim.  Setaj  30  ? 
millim. 


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NEUROPTERA  Ok'  NORTH  AMERICA. 


Ilab.  Mexico ;  Matamoras,  Tamaulipas.     Common. 

I  have  seen  many  specimens,  but  all  of  them  in  alcohol  and 
mutilated,  and  the  colors  were  probal)ly  a  little  chano-ed 

I  have  had  a  large  species  from  New  Grenada  in  alcohol,  but 
the  specimen  is  very  much  damaged. 


BABTIS  Leach. 
Abdomen  furnished  with  two  seta3 ;  wings  four,  transverse  veins 
numerous  ;  eyes  simple  ;  in  the  male  approximate,  large. 

1.  B.  Interpunctata ! 

Yellowish  white  tinged  with  green  ;  head  yellowish,  vertex  with 
a  lateral  black  point,  front  with  an  arcuated  black  line  ;  ocelli  with 
a  b  ack  ring  around  each,  apex  of  the  antenna  black;  prothorax 
with  a  black  line  each  side  :  mesothorax  tinged  with  brown ;  feet 
greenis^^i,  the  four  anterior  femora  with  a  black  ring  upon  the  mid- 
dle and  apex,  apex  of  the  posterior  ones  fuscous ;  abdomen  with 
he  apex  ferruginous,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  dorsal  segments 
black  ;  seta3  pale  ;  wings  hyaline,  the  anterior  margin  greenish  the 
transverse  veins  black,  an  abbreviated,  submarginal,  medial  black 
line.  Imago  and  subiiuago,  male  and  female. 
Length  of  body  8  millim.     Alar  exanse  18—26  millim.     Setie 

Hub.  Indiana  (Say);  Washington,  Trenton  Falls  (Osten  Sac- 
ken)  j  Chicago,  Alleghany  Mountains.  Va.  (Osten  Sacken). 

2.  B.  flaveola ! 

M>r,WaPict.     Epbem.  186,  12,  tab.  xxiii,  fig.  4.     Walker! 
Catal.  5u9,  12. 

Yellow,  eyes  black ;  wings  yellowish-hyaline,  transverse  veins 
black;  posterior  femora  with  a  black  point;  abdominal  se"-ments 
margined  with  black;  setae  yellowish.  (From  the  figure  ^ud  de- 
scription of  Tictet.     (Female  imago.) 

Length  of  body  8  millim.  Alar  expanse  22  millim  Setaj  9 
millim. 

Ifub.  Tennessee  (Pojppig,  Museum  of  Vienna) ;  St.  Martin's 
Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Baruston). 


BAETIS. 


45 


'Lifl 


veins 


I  have  seen  a  specimen  (?  Imago)  from  the  Vienna  Museum- 
It  may  be  the  one  described  by  Pictet  (although  the  setie  are  longer' 
14  milhm.).  As  that  female  pertains,  undoubtedly,  to  B  inter, 
punctata,  probably,  therefore,  B.  Jlaveola  is  nothing  but  a  female 
B.  interpunctata  Say.  On  account  of  a  slight  fold  in  the  anterior 
margin  of  the  wings  the  submarginal  line  is  seen  with  difficulty 

I  have  seen  a  mutilated,  smaller,  female  subimago  from  Ten- 
nessce  (with  the  wings  expanding  18  millim.),  which  may  be  a  dis- 
tiuct  species. 

3,  B.  obesa. 

Daetis  obesa  Say.   Joum.  Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  43, 4.    Walk.  Catal.  563, 26. 

Subimago.  Black,  livid;  wings  brownish-black,  with  many  small 
transverse  hyaline  spots  or  abbreviated  lines,  a  large,  iLline' 
obliquesemifascia  about  the  middle  on  the  anal  margin  •  posterio^ 
ones,  with  many  transverse,  abbreviated,  hyaline  lines  not  attaining 
to  the  apical  margin  ;  feet  pale  yellow,  incisures  of  the  tarsi  black  • 
abdominal  segments  margined  with  rufous;  set^  very  short  pilose' 
aunulated  with  black.  (From  Say's  description.)  ^''' P^'°«^' 

Length  of  body  8  millim. 

Bub.  Indiana  (Say). 

4.  B.  fuBca! 

Buetisfusca  Walker!  Catal.  568,  38. 

Imago  ^   9.^    Piceous,  beneath  ferruginous;  antenna,  black- 

lated  with  fuscous,  three  times  the  length  of  the  body;  feet  testa- 
ceous, the  anterior  ones  fuscous;  wings  hyaline,  anterior  ones  with 
the  costal  margin  at  the  apex  fuscous.  (From  Mr.  Walker's  de- 
scription.)  ^ 

^^_Length  of  body  8  millim.     Alar  expanse  20  millim.     Setse  25 

stoff  ■  ^^*  '^^''^'"''  ^''"''  "^'^""^  ^''"''  ""'^'^'^'^  ^'-^y  (i^a'-'^- 

I  saw  the  specimen  in  London,  and  noted  at  that  time  that  it 

^as  closely  allied  to  B.flaveoh;  the  specimen  from  Nova  Scotia 

belongs  to  P.  concinnm  Walk.     Perhans  a  nv.lp   .   ^  ^l""^'^ 
i<-    ,.  -^  "tiiiv.     j;tiu.ij)s  a  male  imago,  from 

\\  asliington  (Osten  Sacken),  and  one  from  Chicago,  belongs  here. 


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6.  B.  debilis. 

DaStis  debilis  Walker,  Catal.  569,  39. 

Ferruginous;  abdomen  obscurer;  setae  testaceous,  much  longer 
than  the  body  ;  feet  pale  testaceous ;  wings  subhyaline,  veins  tes- 
taceous.    9.    (Prom  the  description  of  Mr.  Walker.) 

Length  of  body  6  millim.  Alar  expanse  H.  Length  of  sette 
8  millim. 

Huh.  Nova  Scotia  (Redman). 

6.  B.  arlda. 

Bactis  arida  Say,  Jour.  Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  42,  2.    Walk.  Catal.  5G2, 24. 

Reddish-brown ;  head  whitish,  varied  with  ferruginous,  vertex 
each  side,  with  a  small  black  point ;  eyes  rufous,  with  a  whitish 
vitta:  incisures  of  the  abdomen  much  obscurer;  setae  and  poste- 
rior feet  greenish-white;  wings  immaculate.  (From  the  description 
of  Say.)  ^ 

Length  oT  body  10  millim. 

Hab.  Indiana  (Say).  A  female  imago,  from  Washington,  may 
belong  here ;  the  specimen  is  mutilated. 

7.  B.  verticla! 

Baelis  verlicis  Say,  Jour.  Acad.  PLilad.  VIII,  42,  3.    Walk.  Catal.  562, 25. 

Yellowish-white;  vertex  ferruginous;  thorax  with  two  ferru- 
ginous vitta),  which  are  conQuent  anteriorly,  but  obsolete  poste- 
riorly; settu  a  little  longer  than  the  body,  the  incisures  black;  feet 
whitish,  anterior  femora  at  the  apex  ferruginous,  apex  of  the 
anterior  tibire  and  incisures  of  the  tarsi  fuscous ;  wings  hyaline 
veins  exclusive  of  the  marginal  ow^.h,  bluck.  (From  the  description 
of  Say.)     J'  Imago. 

Length  of  body  8  millim.  Alar  expanse  21  raillim.  Seta)  24 
millim. 

Hub.  Indiana  (Say) ;  Maryland  (Uhler). 

Two  specimens  from  Maryland  agree  with  the  description,  ex- 
cept in  the  color  of  the  veins  of  the  wings;  the  marginal  ones  are 
black,  or  ratlier  fuscous.  Is  the  description  good  ?  It  should  be 
observed  that  the  species  of  BuMs  are  very  difricult  to  separate, 
and  pcrhai)s  some  species  heretofore  described  may  bo  only  syno- 
nyms of  others.  A  further  acquaintance  is  necessary.  A  male  and 
female  from  Dalton,  Georgia  (Osten  Sacken),  and  Washington  (id.) 


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are  possessed  by  me,  perhaps  the  true  B.  verticis:  is  It  not  B  fla- 
veola  I'ict.?  *^ 

8.  B.  canadensis ! 

BaHtis  canadensis  Walk.  Catal.  569,  40. 

Testaceous;  vertex  and  disk  of  the  thorax  ferruginous ;  abdo- 
men  with  the  margins  of  the  segments  piceous ;  feet  pale,  femora 
fuscous,  inc.sures  of  the  tarsi  black ;  wings  hyaline,  costal  mar-Mn 
at  the  apex  fuscous,  veins  black.  (From  Mr.  Walker's  description  ) 

Length  of  body  6  millim.     Alar  expanse  16  millim. 

Ihih.  Canada  (Barnston);  Trenton  Falls  (Osten  Sacken) 

I  have  seen  mutilated  male  and  female  imagines  from  Trenton 
Falls ;  are  they  the  true  B.  canadensis  Walker?  A  larger  female 
expanding  30  millimetres,  is  pale  yellow,  wings  hyaline,  veins  yel' 
low ;  the  head  and  abdomen  are  wanting.  In  London  I  noted 
notlung  about  Mr.  Walker's  species,  except  that  it  was  "allied  to 
B.jiaveola;^^  the  variety  there  described  is  perhaps  a  female. 

9.  B.  ignava. 

Baciis  iijnava  Ilagen.     Baitis?  subimago.  Walk.  Catal.  571,  45. 

Rufous;  eyes  broad,  very  prominent ;  thorax  rufous ;  abdomen 
pale,  reddish-gray:  -eta)  thick;  feet  rufous;  wings  gray,  opaque 
the  anterior  ones  narrow  at  base,  veins  bordered  with  fuscous. 

Alar  expanse  about  25  millim. 

Bah.  Newfoundland. 

Certainly  a  female  subimago :  the  species  is  very  doubtful  • 
Walker  assigns  Madrid  as  the  locality.  I  found  the  typical  speci- 
men labelled  Newfoundland. 

10.  B.  fuscata. 

Baelisfuscata  Walk.  Catal.  570,  41. 

9  Luago.  Piceous,  beneath  ferruginous;  antennae  black- 
sides  of  the  thorax  spotted  with  yellow;  feet  ferruginous,  ante- 
rior ones  piceous;  wings  hyaline,  veins  pale. 

9  Subimago.  Obscure  testaceous,  setce  much  paler,  longer 
than  the  body;  wings  gray,  opaque.  (From  Mr.  Walker's  descriu- 
tion.)  ^ 

Length  of  body  4—5  millim.     Alar  expanse  12—16  millim. 
Bab.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Ray  (Barn- 
ston.) "^   ^ 


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11.  B.  invarla. 

Baeiis  invaria  Walk.  Catal.  568,  37. 

J  Imago.  Pale  ferruginous,  beneath  fulvous;  antenna;  black, 
at  base  fcrrufrinous ;  feet  testaceous ;  wings  hyaline,  transverse 
veins  pale-whitish.    (From  Mr.  Walker's  description.) 

Length  of  body  5—6  niillim.     Alar  expanse  14—18  millira. 

Hub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  Iliver,  Hudson's  Bay  (Bara- 
ston).     Perhaps  the  male  of  the  preceding  species? 

12.  B.  annulata. 

Baetis  annulata  Walk.  Catal.  5C7,  34. 

^  Imago.  Ferruginous,  beneath  testaceous;  antenna;  fus- 
cous, base  ferruginous ;  thorax  with  two  testaceous  stripes ;  ab- 
dominal segments  with  a  testaceous,  triar^  Jar  spot  each  side; 
sctie  whitish,  the  incisures  black;  feet  whitish,  banded  with  black; 
wings  hyaline,  veins  black.  (From  Mr.  Walker's  description.) 

Length  of  body  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  26  millim. 

Hub.  Trenton  Falls,  New  York. 

The  mutilated  specimens  from  Trenton  Falls,  cited  under  B. 
canudensis,  may  belong  here,  only  they  arc  of  smaller  size. 

13.  B.  vicaria! 

Basils  vicaria  Walk.  Catal.  5G5,  30. 

Imago.  Ferruginous;  antenna  black;  sides  of  the  thorax 
marked  with  yellow;  segments  of  the  abdomen  banded  with  fus- 
cou- ;  seta)  pale  testaceous,  subannulated,  more  than  twice  the 
length  of  the  body;  feet  testaceous,  femora  with  two  b).  ck  bands, 
anterior  feet  obscurer,  wings  hyaline,  anterior  ones  with  the  costal 
and  diocoidal  veins  brownish-black,  costal  margin  at  the  ai)ex 
dusky,  obscurer  farther  in.    Imago  and  subimago,  male  and  female. 

Length  of  body  12  millim.  Alar  expanse  30  millim.  Setie  20 
—30  millim. 

Hub.  St.  Lawrence  Iliver ;  Chicago;  Washington;  Savannah 
(Osten  Sacken).     Is  it  distinct  from  B.  mnadensis-^ 

14.  B.  femorata. 
Baetis  femoraia  Say,  Godman's  West.  Quart.  Rep.  II,  1G2, 1. 

cf .  Fuscous,  abdomen  beneath  whitish,  setfe  double  the  length 
of  the  body;  femora  with  a  middle  and  apical  reddish-brown  band  ; 


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wing«  snowy  hyaline,  veins  clouded  with  fuscous,  especially  the 
basal,  diseoidal  and  apical  ones.  ^ 

9   Fuscous   thorax  yellowish,  venter  whitish ;   feet  pale  fus- 
ecus,  a  reddish-brown  band  upon  the  middle  and  apex;  se  a>  nearly 

e  same  length  as  with  the  male;  wings  whitisL,  v  ins  fusco 
cloudo<l  With  fuscous.  (From  Say's  description  )  ' 

Length  of  body  12  millira.     Setse  24  millim 

Hub    Cincinnati,  Ohio  (Say).     Not  common.     Similar  to  the 
preceding  species;  it  may  be  the  same  or  B.  anmdata 

15.  B.  alternata ! 

Bams  alternata  Say,  Long's  Expedition  II,  304,  2. 

Fuscous  ;  head  in  front  and  at  sides  whiiish  ;  thorax  pale  fus 
cons,  „.  front  yellowish,  sides  varied  with  yelloJ;  feet  pafeoel  a-" 
ceous,  an  ap.cal  fuscous  ring  upon  the  femora  abdome  above 
fuscous,  segments  at  base  whitish,  the  two  last  with  two  whlti  h 
mes;  venter  whuish,  each  segment  with  two  oblique  lines  an  two 
ntermed,ate  po.nts  black;  seta,  whitish,  regularly  pointed  wUh 
ft-seous;  w.ngs  hyaline,  veins  not  margined.  (From'sly'sdescHp' 

Length  of  body  12  millim. 

//'«5.  Northwest  Territory  (Say). 

I  would  believe  that  a  male  imago  and  subimago  and  a  female 
subnnago  from  Maryland,  connnunicated  by  m.  mL  ^2ll 
here  but  the  femora  have  a  medial  and  apical  band  ^ 

clou  ed'^with'r''  '"  ^T'\  "'"="  ^^^^'  '^I'^'i"^'  ^^'^  ^  I'ttle 
Clouded  uith  fuscous.     ?  subimago  obs    -rer,  feet  uniform  fus- 

Length  of  body  12  milli,,,.     Alar  expanse  30  millto.     Scto  J' 

2r  m.Il.m.     .Male  and  female,  suWmago,  setu:  15  millim  "^ 

.„  subimagine,  like  tbe  female,  fom  WasLingt'oa  (Oaten 


Pict.  Ephem.  192.     Walker  Catal. 


16.  B.  luridipennls. 

Uaeils  luridipennls  Burm.  II,  801  7. 
5(J3, 27.  ' 

Fuscous;  abdomen  banded;  wings  lurid,  veined  with  fuscous 
(  >  nn.)     ?  and  subimago  fulvous;   antenna,  fuscous;  margin 
of  the  abdomuial  segments  fuscous;  seta,  whitish,  cov  red  w  th 


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short  pile,  a  little  longer  than  the  body;  feet  whitish,  femora  with 
a  meiliul  and  apical  fuscous  band  ;  wings  hyaline,  veins  fulvous  ; 
anterior  ones  with  tlto  apex  of  the  costal  margin  fnlvescent. 

Length  t  u.,.r,  b  i.  ;:iini.  Alar  expanse  24  milliiii.  Setto  24 
miliim. 

Ifab.  Xorth  America  (Zimmerman) ;  St.  ^Martin's  Falls  (Burii- 
ston). 

The  specimens  described  by  Mr.  "Walker  are  a  female  and  sub- 
imago,  not  males  as  Walker  contends,  and,  perhaps,  be!  mg  to  a 
dillorent  species;  Bnrmeistcr's  Mpecicti  is  perhaps  a  subimugo,  and 
it  may  be  of  the  preceding  species. 

17.  B.  basalis. 

Baelia  basalis  Walk.  Catal.  5G5,  31. 

Pitch-black ;  antenna)  whitish  ;  abdominal  segments  margined 
with  testaceous;  seUv  whitish,  the  incisures  annulated  with  black, 
twice  as  long  as  the  abdomen  ;  anterior  wings  hyaline,  the  costal 
veins  clouded  with  fuscous,  a  middle  marginal  fuscous  nebula;  pos- 
terior wings  fuscons,  their  apex  hyaline.  (From  Walker's  descrip- 
tion.) 

Length  of  body  12  millira.  Alar  expanse  28  miliim.  Seta?  22 
miliim. 

JIab.  Lake  Winnipeg  (Richardson).    Is  it  not /?.  li(n'dipennts? 

18.  B.  noveboracana. 

Ephemera  novehoracana  Liclitenstein,  Catal.  Mu.s.  Ilolthuisen  1796    III 
193,  52,  '       ' 

Bisetous;  wings  fuscescent,  the  hind  ones  smalles! ,  the  abdomen 
fuscous,  margined  with  luteous.  (From  the  description  of  Lichten- 
stein. ) 

Hub.  New  York.     Is  it  not  B.  luridipenms? 

19.  B.  tessellata! 
Bac'tis  tessellata  Hagon ! 

Luteous  ;  mesothorax  each  ule  with  a  fuscous  line  ;  abdomen, 
upon  the  segments,  superiorly  each  side,  with  two  fuscons  triangu- 
lar spots;  set*  —  ?  feet  luteous,  tarsi  at  the  apex  fuscous;  wings 
opaque,  gray,  ciliated,  veins  luri''  many  quadrangular,  hyaline 
spots,  posterior  wings  very  small.     Female,  subiraago. 

Length  of  body  16  miliim.     Alar  expanse  26  miliim. 


iiji;;- 


POTA.\fANTHUS. 


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specimen,    n  alcohol. 


peeies  of  Uiuiis  from  M 
but  the  only  specimen,  a  fcmal 


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'CO  (in  the  Rerlin  Arnscum), 
0,  was  very  much  mutilated. 

POTAMANTHUS  1>ictet. 

Three  set^e;  wings  four  transverse  veins  numerous:  eyes  in  tl  e 
male,  double,  large,  approximate.  ^    '         ' 

i.  p.  cupldus. 
'■'■'""""  '"'"■''■'  S»?.  Cotaan',  West.  «„„«.  Hop,  I,  163  1 

oac^»*t'i:,'z:,,tfw'r;''"  r™'' "°'-'"'' '''■'"»  -" 
»""  -■■  -"'  .rii  ::„\f„  ;r  :r;  ™;r.'  !:*•  -■'--  "- 

ohscuro,  postorior  one,  p„i,,  at  tip  „!„;„,„  '''"''' '  »"'8» 

"K:;i::it:,.:i"'.::;:;::;-/r:';;ttr^^ 

body.  ^      '    ""^  ^  ''^^'<^  longer  than  the 

^^Lengt.ofbody,^n,,smillim.     Length  of  set.,  ^  5.  , 

^^^'^>.  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  15th  of  May.     Common  (Say) 
Ihe  form  of  f  e  eyes  demonstrates  Mr    Snv  i^  1 

(I'-termined  thesevos-  thorefovn  T  T         ^       ''''''  "'''^"^'^ 

-.1  Lis  male  to  L/al      ^    .    n,^''"''-^^  f^ 

'lie  sotio  given  by  M     i..  1  ""''^  ^''"*  ^''«  ^^'-'S'li  of 

given  by  Mi.  8ay  disagrees  with  his  de.-    iption. 

2.  P.  concinnua ! 

/'"W;.s  Walk.!  Catal.  553  lo     7p  ,  !'     ^^^"'•''S"-)     ^«/'X'/-<m 

>""eh  shorter,  luteons,  inc  ^  ^bl^  ,  fe  Tf^  '""""'"^^  "'^' 
anterior  feet  entirely  pieeous  «!.;/  V  '''''' ''^  ^"'''^'''"«' 
apical  veins  much  obscurer    V..t  '         '  '"'"  ^"''^°"^'  ^''« 

'nscous  at  the  apex  '         ^  ""'''''  ''  ''''  '-^"^^'"-^  ^'"F^ 

?   I'uago.     Obscure  ferruginous,   beneath  paler;  disk  of  the 


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Iit'iid  pifrmis,  anti'tinu!  black;  sides  of  the  thorax  spotted  witli 
fulvous ;  setiu  a  little  lonj?cr  tliiin  the  body ;  intermediate  one 
Bhorler,  luteous,  iiicissures  obscurer;  feet  luleous,  untcrior  ones  fer- 
ruginous ;  winj,'s  hyaline,  veins  fuscous,  costal  niar),nn  of  the  an- 
terior ones  lurid  at  the  apex. 

9  Snbimago.  Whitish-testaceous,  marked  with  fuscous;  an- 
tenna- fuscous,  testaceous  ut  base  ;  abdomen  fuscous  above  ;  sctu) 
testaceous,  almost  doultle  the  lenfjth  of  the  abdomen ;  feet  testa- 
ceous, femora  banded  vvilii  Idack,  tarsi  fuscous;  winj^s  snbeinereous, 
opaipie,  veins  testaceous,  clouded  with  fuscous.  (From  Mr.  Walk- 
er's description.) 

Length  of  body  10  millim.  Alar  expanse  22 — 28  millim.  Setif, 
f^  '21,  i  14  millim. 

J/ab.  Nova  IScotia  (Uediiian) ;  Washington,  Ai)ril  (Ostcn  Sack- 
en). 

Although  I  have  examined  the  specimens  described  by  Mr. 
Walker,  the  length  of  the  setiu  in  the  description  of  Ji.  lessellntu 
strikes  mo  now  as  doubtfu',  as  they  should  bo  shorter  than  those 
of  the  imagines. 


3.  P.  nebiiloBus. 

Palinijcnia  nehulosa  Walk.!  Catal.  554, 18. 

J*  Imago.  Black ;  abdomen  piceous,  beneath  fidvous ;  setn? 
tcstacoous,  banded  with  fuscous;  more  than  double  the  length  of 
the  body,  intermediate  one  shorter;  feet  fulvous,  anterior  ones 
much  obscurer;  wings  hyiiline,  veins  fuscous,  the  anterior  wings 
with  a  broad,  longitudinal,  fuscous  band.  (From  Mr.  Walker's 
description.) 

Length  of  body  0  millim.  Alar  expanse  IS  millim.  Length  of 
seta'  24  millim. 

Huh.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston). 

CLOii  Leach. 

Two  setse  ;  four  wings  (sometimes  the  posterior  ones  are  want- 
ing), transverse  veins  few;  eyes,  in  the  males,  double,  large,  aj'- 
proximate. 


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1.  C.  bloculata. 

aon.n  lu„  ul.un  Walk.  Catal.  572, 1.     (Complote  ^^ynonymy.) 

Kyos  of  the  in.ilo  obscuro;  mosothorax  y.-IIow;  bnse  nn.l  npcx  of 

the  nbdorncn  obscuro;  wings  l.yuliue.    (From  Mr.  Walker's "de- 

scription.) 

Uui^th  of  bn,]y  8  niillim.    Alar  expanse  18  millim.    Length  of 
a*  11 — 15  inil!im. 

/A//>    St.  Martin's  Fulls.  Albany  llivor,  Hudson's  Bay  rBarn- 
ston),  Europe,  -^  • 

Further  con.parison  will  bo  necessary  to  show  whether  this  be 
really  the  huropcun  species. 

2.  C.  iindata  I 

Clue  undata  Pict.  Ephem.  2.i4, 10;  tab.  xli,  rig.  f!.     Walk.  Catal.  .'u5, 10. 

Pale  lutcons;  feet  yellowish,  apex  of  the  tarsi  obscurer;  setiB 
wh.t.sh,  an.u.late.l  with  black ;  wiufts  hyaline,  anterior  ones  with 
the  castal  nmrfrin  fuscous,  marked  wilh  round,  hyaline  spots- 
clouded  with  fuscous  upon  the  disk  and  posterior  nuirgiu  ^ 
liiuigo.  °         o 

Length  ofbody  7  millim.     Alar  expanse  15-19  millim.     Setffi 
10  nullim. 

Jlab.  Mexico;  (^iha  (Pictct);  New  York  (Calverly). 
I  have  seen  but  a  single  very  much  mutilated  specimen. 

3.  C,  mollis. 

Cloc  mollis  Asa  Fitch  in  de  Selya  Longchamp's  collection. 
II<(b.  United  States.     Unknown  to  me. 

4.  C.  posticata, 

Cloion  posiicata  Say,  Godman's  Western  Quart.  Rep.  II,  1G2,  1. 

c^  Imago.    Greenish-white;  eyes  reddish-brown ;  thorax  black 
opaque;    abdomen   greenish-blue-hyaline,  three  apical   so-ments 
uscous;  setic  long,  white;  feet  white,  anterior  ones  obsc°uro  at 
ijase;  wings  hyaline.   (From  Say's  description.) 

i^cngth  8  millim.     Length  of  seta3  19  millim. 

IM.  Shippingsport,  21st  May.     Common  (Say). 


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I'!',! 


5.  C.  unicolor ! 

Cloii  unicolor  Hagen  I 

Entirely  brassy-brownish;  feet  pale  luteous;  seta?  white;  wings 
hyaline.     9  Imago. 

Length  of  body  4  millim.  Alar  expanse  10  millim.  Setffi  10 
niiiliin. 

Hub.  Washington  (Oston  Saeken).  I  have  seen  a  female  spe- 
cimen from  ]'orto-Rico,  similar  to  this,  with  the  thorax  fulvo-acne- 
ons:  is  it  a  dillerent  species? 

6.  C.  pygniaea ! 

Vloii  piigmaea  Ilagen ! 

Body  brownish-gray  ;  feet  and  setre  white  ;  wings  hyaline.  9 
Imago. 

Length   >;  body  3  millim.     Alar  expanse  G  millim. 
Hub.  St.  Lawrence  Kiver,  Canada  (Osten  Saeken). 

7.  C.  vicina ! 

Cloe  vicina  Ilagen! 

Whitish-hyaline ;  thorax  fulvous ;  eyes  rufous ;  abdomen  with 
the  three  apical  segments  fuscous  above ;  setse  whitish ;  feet  whitish, 
anterior  ones  fulvous  at  the  base;  wings  hyaline.     Male  Imago. 

]5ody  yellowish-white ;  set*  and  feet  whitish ;  wings  hyaline. 
lYnnule  Imago. 

Length  of  body  4  millim.  Alar  expanse  10  millim.  Length  of 
setiB,  J*  10,  9  (i  millim. 

Hub.  Washington  (Osten  Saeken). 

Sehioedte,  IJerlin  Ent.  Zeit.  J.  Ill,  p.  14.3,  reports  Ephemem 
cuUclformis  Linn.,  from  Greenland;  I  have  not  seen  the  specimens. 


CAENIS  Stephens. 

Scta3  three;  wings  two,  transverse  veins  few;  eyes  in  the  male 
very  simple,  remote. 

1.  C.  hilarig. 

Ephemera  hilaris  Saj,  Jour.  Auad.  Philad.  VIII,  43.     Walk.  Catal.  5S3 
13. 

Small,  whitish;  eyes  black;  thorax  pale  fulvous,  beneath  and 
sides  with  abbreviated  obscure  lines;  apex  of  the  al)domen,  each 


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side,  with  three  fuscous  points;  seta>  long;  wings  whitish,  the  cos- 
tal  margin  obscure.  (From  Say's  descriiitioii.) 

Length  of  body  3  raillim. 

Hub.  Indiana,  4th  September  (Say). 

2.  C.  diminuta. 

Caenis  diminuta  Walk.!  Catal,  584,  14. 

rulvous;  abdomen  pale  testaceous,  seta?  long,  white;  feet  white 
interior  ones  banded  twice  or  thrice  with  black;  win-s  whitish' 
veins  white,  the  costal  margin  blackish.  Mule.  (From  Mr.  Walk- 
er's description.) 

Length  of  body  3  millim.     Alar  expanse  G  millim.     Len^-th  of 
setie  12  millim.  '^ 

Hah.   St.  John's  Bluff,  E.  Florida  (Doubleday). 
This  species  is  allied  to  C.  luctea  of  Europe. 

3.  C.  arnica ! 

Caenis  arnica  Hagen! 

ir.ad  and  prothorax  fulvous,  banded  with  black;  antenna?  whit- 
ish ;  -vothorax  brassy-fulvous;  feet  whitish,  anterior  ones  much 
longer,  cinereous,  the  femora  ol)scurer,  posterior  femora  with  a 
spot  above  upon  the  apex,  black;  abdomen  pallid,  varied  with 
gray  upon  the  back,  segments  with  the  apex  and  sides  marked  with 
black;  seta)  white;  wings  opaque,  whitish-gray,  the  two  costal 
veins  black.    (Male  Imago.) 

A  male,  taken  at  the  same  place,  differs  in  its  colors ;  the  head 
IS  yellow  banded  with  black  ;  the  thorax  yellow;  the  feet  white  ■ 
the  anterior  femora  and  tibite  have  the  apex  gray;  the  abdomen 
IS  whitish-yellow.     ^  Imago.     It  may  be  a  distinct  species. 

Length  2  millim.  Alar  expanse  4  millim.  Length  of  setie  G 
millim. 

HaO.  Pennsylvania  (Zimmerman,  Berlin  :^ruseum). 

Is  it  a  Maris?  Say?_he  describes  the  eyes  as  double:  arc 
they  really  so  ?  The  genus  Caems  has  the  eyes  simple  ;  neverthe- 
less the  description  best  suits  i:j)/iemera  hifaris  Say. 

Fam.  V.  ODOXATA. 

Antennae  short,  setilbrm;  mouth  not  furnished  with  x>rM- 
wings  flat,  reticulated;  tarsi  with  three  articles;  second  ven' 


i|% 


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tral  segment  of  the  male  furnished  with  accessory  genital 
organs;  abdomen  with  anal  appendages:   body  eion^'ated 
narrow.  °        ' 

Tribe  I.  4GRIOni'IWA. 

Antenna)  four-jointed;  eyes  distant;  wings  equal;  abdomen 
cylindrical,  slender;  accessory  genital  organs,  with  the  anterior 
hook  connate,  penis  and  vesicle  separated ,  genital  organs  of  the 
female  vaginatc. 

Sub-Fam.  I.  CALOPTERYGINA. 
Antecubital  veins  numerous. 

CALOPTBRYX  Leach. 

Wings  very  broad,  densely  reticulated,  pterostigma  absent  in  the 
males,  that  of  the  female  irregular,  areolate ;  basal  space  with  no 
transverse  veins;  anal  appendages  of  the  male  forcipate. 

1.  C.  angustlpennis ! 

Si/lphis  angnstipennis  Selys!  {%)  Synops.  Calopt.  9,  2,  Monog.  Calopt. 
21,2.  Walker,  Catal.  GPO,  2.  Sijlphis  eicgans  Hag.!  J.  Syuops. 
Calopt.  9, 1.     Mouog.  Calopt.  20,  1.     Walker  Catal.  590, 1. 

Brassy-green,  shining ;  labrum  and  base  of  the  antenna?  yellow- 
ish ;  occiput  with  two  acute  tubercles  ;  feet  very  long,  with  short 
cilia ;  abdomen  long,  slender,  sides  and  venter  rufescent  ( 9 )  • 
wings  narrow,  long,  hyaline,  somewhat  flavcscent  (9),  veins 
brassy-green;  thorax  rufescent,  a  dorsal  green  stripe,  and  a  lateral, 
divided,  broader  blue  one.  (Female.)  Thirty  antecubital  cross' 
nervules.     No  pterostigma. 

Length  of  body,  ^  6t,  9  57  millim.     Alar  expanse  84  millira. 

I/uIj.  Georgia  (Abbot);  ^.  Collection  of  Dr.  Hageu;  locality 
unknown.      9. 


2.  C.  aplcalls ! 

Cdoplcrux  apicalis  Burm.!  Ilandbuch.  II,  827,  8 
9,  3.     Monog.  Calopt.  2a,  3 

Brassy-green,  shining;  labium,  antennne,  thoracic  sutures  and 
pectus  black,  or  in  part  tiavesceut  (9);  feet  long,  black,  with  long 


Selys  Synops.  Calopt.! 
Walk.  Catal.  591,  3. 


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CALOPTERYX. 


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cilia ;  wings  narrow,  hyaline,  or  with  the  apex  narrowly  fuscous. 
(Male.)     Twenty  antecubitals.     Pterostigma  absent. 

Length  of  body  42  niillim.     Alar  expanse  G2  mlllim. 

Hah.  Philadelphia ;  Massachusetts  (Scudder). 

3.  C.  dimidiata! 

Culoptcrjix  dimidiata  Bum.!  Handb.  II,  826, 16.  Selys  !  Synops.  Calopt. 
10,4.  Monog.  Calopt.  2.'),  4.  Walk.  Catal.  .')91,4.— Ca/o/,to-y.r  ro^l 
nata  Ramb.!  Neuropt.  222,  6.-6'.  sijriaca  Ramb.I  Neuropt.  223  9. 
(In  part.     Male.)  ' 

Brassy-green  or  blue,  shining;  labium,  antennfe,  thoracic  sutures, 
pectus,  venter,  and  feet  black;  wings  narrow,  somewhat  flavescent^ 
the  apex  fuscous ;  pterostigma  of  the  female  snow-white.  Male 
30  antecubitals;  female  20  antecubitals. 

Length  of  body  40—45  millim.  Alar  expanse  54— 5G  millim. 
Pterostigma  Li  millim. 

Ilah.  Kentucky;  Georgia;  Pilatka,  St.  John's  River,  Florida 
(Osten  Sacken). 


4.  C.  maculata ! 

A<jrion  murulala  Beauv.  85  ;  tab.  vii,  fig.  3.-CaIopfenjx  maculata  Bnm.i 
Hanilb.  II,  829,17.  Selys!  Synopt.  Calopt.  10,  . -5  Selvs  !  Monog. 
Calopt.  27.  5.  Walk.  Catal.  592,  5.—  Ca!opteryx  holoseri,;eus  Ihxrm.l 
Ilandb.  II,  X2R,  13.  Ramb.  Neuropt.  ::26,  U.—  Caloptcrj/x  impillo. 
nacea  Ramb.!  Neuropt.  222,  6 — Calopt.  opaca  Say,  Jour.  Acad. 
Philad.  VIII,  32,  2. 

Rrassy-green  or  blue,  shining;  labium,  antennte,  thoracic  sutures, 
pectus,  venter  and  feet  black;  abdomen  with  a  dorsal  yellow  stripe 
upon  the  8th  to  the  10th  segment  (¥);  wings  very  broad,  densely 
reticulated,  black,  sometimes  with  hyaline  spots  (J),  or  clouded 
with  fuscous  and  fuscous  at  the  apex,  with  a  snow-white  pterostig- 
ma (female)  19— 28  antecubitals. 

Length  3S— 48  millim.  Alar  expanse  63—65  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma 2 — 2,1  millim. 

Jl<ih.  Chicago  (Osten  Sacken) ;  Maryland  (Uhler);  Washing, 
ton;  Trenton  Falls  (Osten  Sacken);  Philadelphia;  Massachusetts; 
Dalton,  (ieorgia  (Osten  Sacken) ;  Caroliwa;  Ohio;  Pilatka,  Flo- 
rida (Osten  Sacken). 

A  species  common  all  over  the  Uuian. 


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5.  C.  virglnica ! 

(  alopu-ni.,-  vinjinlra  Dniry  od.  Wostw.  I,  118;  tab.  xl viii,  fl...  2  S.-lys- 
^.VllOl,.s.  Caloj.t.  11,  (i.  Sely.s!  Monog.  Calopt.  2!),  (J.  Walk..,-  CatVl' 
r>;»:J,  li.-Lil„.//ula  virf/o  Drury  1, 114;  tab.  xlviii,  lig.  2.-ra/oi,t,.n,r 
n>n>rn,„  Sn  v,  Jour.  Acad.  I'lulad.  VIII,  32, 1.  J  .-Caloj>f.  .yualnli, 
bay,  1.  c.  VI H,  33,  -l.—C„lopt.  dimidlala  Ilamb.  Neiiropt.  22:!,  5. 

Brassy-srocn,  sl.inin-;  labium,  :in(.Muia>,  tl.omcio  sutures  j.cctus 
venter,  and  feet  black;  abilunieu  with  the  donsal  .stripe,  and  venl-  ■ 
will,  the  segments  8-10  yellow ;  (?)  wings  lunch  narrower  man 
in  the  loregoiug  species,  hyaline,  the  base  somewhat  flavescent,  the 
apex  blaelvi.sh-fnscous ;  pterostigma  9  snow-white.  20—31  Jnte- 
cubitals.     (From  the  description  of  ])e  Selys.) 

Length  of  body  50-52  millim.    Alar  e-vpausc  7U_Y2.     Ptero- 
stigma 2  millim. 

JIab.  Virginia;  Georgia;  Massachusetts;  Hudson's  Bay. 
6.  C.  splendens ! 

Cahpnrj/r  .y,lcndcns  Selys  I  Monog.  Calopt.  3U.  <).     (Witli  tao  completo 
syuoiiyiny.) 

IMue  i^),  or  green  (?)  brassy;  base  of  the  antenmc  vellow  • 
thorax  with  the  second  lateral  suture  yellow ;  feet  black  ■  abdonieil 
with  a  ilorsal  yellow  stripe  upon  the  segments  .S— K)  9  •  win-rs 
broa.l,  hyaline,  a  broad  blue-black  band  ^,  or  hyaline,' with"a 
snow-white  ]iterostigma  9. 

Length  of  body  45-49  millim.  Alar  expanse  fi2-*r2  millim 
Pterostigma  1—2  millim. 

//«/'.  Georgia  (Abbot). 

I  iiave  seen  a  wale  from  the  collection  of  Abbot,  in  the  Zurich 
Museum.     Is  it  really  from  America? 

A  species  common  everywhere  in  Europe  and  Xorthern  Asia. 

(vhptcn/x  vu-go  Fab.  Fauna  Groenland.  190,  152,  is  perhaps 
erroneously  stated.  Fabricius  says  that  he  only  saw  it  once  ;  but 
according  to  Schioedte,  Berlin.  Eut.  :>:eit.  Ill,  142,  it  has  not 
hitherto  beiu  discovered  there, 

HEr  AERINA  Haoex. 
Wings  rather  narrow,  densely  reticulated  ;  pterostigma  a1)scnt 
or  very  small,  quadrangular;  basal  space  reticulated;  base  of  the 
wings,  in  the  male,  sanguineous. 

*  Pterostigma  absent. 


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1,  H.  sententrionalis ! 

Jletaer-na  septvntricnalis  Selys!  Syuops.  Calopt.  3G,  43.     Selys    Monoc 
Caloiit.  Ill),  43.  '  °' 

BlaekiKh-fuscous  ;  head  and  thorax  brassy,  sides  partly  yellow  ; 
feet  black;  superior  appeiida.ires  of  the  tail  semicircular,  the  apex' 
.■xtoriorly  dentatod  ;  the  iuferior  ones  Ion-,  cylindrical,  at  the  apex 
li.iekened;  wings  hyaline,  sanguineous  at  base,  posterior  ones  with 
an  apical,  sanguineous  spot.  Male.  (From  the  description  of  De 
Selys.) 

JIab.  Georgia  (British  Museum). 

2.  H.  californica! 

UciacTma  californica  Ilagon!  Acldit.  Synops.  Calopt.  G,  4!>,  bis. 

Brownish-black;  head  and  thorax  coppery;  a  humeral  line  and 
two  lateral  stripes,  yellow;  feet  black,  femora  within  and  tibho 
without,  yellow;  abdoiren  l)rownish-bluek ;  superior  caudal  ap- 
pendages a  little  incurved,  a  quadrangular  tubercle  upon  the  inter- 
ual  mmdie,  and  another  smaller  one  at  the  apex  ;  the  inferior 
appendages  much  shorter,  thickened  at  the  base ;  wings  hyaline, 
almost  the  basal  half  sanguineous,  apex  of  the  posterior  ones 
dusky. 

Length  44  millim.     Alar  expanse  GO  millim. 
Iliilt.  Northern  California. 

3.  H.  crueutata ! 

Cu/oplvrj,.,-  cruontnta  Ramb.!  Neuropt.  228,  1;)  '^  .    S..lvs!  Synops.  Calopt 
3J,  48.     Selys!  Monog.  127,  48  ;  tab.  xii,  lig.  1.     Walk.  Catal.  U25, 

Brownihh-blaek ;  head  coppery,  epistoma  blue  (^),  or  rufous 
(9);  dorsum  of  the  thorax  orai>-e,  with  a  medial  broad  black 
stripe  ;  the  sides  orange,  with  a  stripe  and  cuneiform  black  spot  • 
feet  black,  tibiaj,  exteriorly,  yellow ;  female  witii  the  femora  inte- 
riorly yellow;  abdomen  browuish-black ;  superior  appendao-es 
forcipated,  base  interiorly,  abruptly  dilated,  inferior  appendages 
.^hort,  flat,  truncated ;  wings  sanguineous  at  liaso,  the  apex  mar- 
glued  with  fuscous  (J  \  or  somewhat  yellowish  (female).  20—29 
anlecubital  cross-Berywl'^K. 

Longtli  42— 5u  milliui.     Alar  expanse  5G.-(58  millim. 

Jfnb.  Mexico;  Yeuezuela;  .:\!arlinique;  Surinam;  Brazil. 


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4.  H.  vulnerata! 

UcUierma  vnhiemla  Hagen!  Synops.  Calopt.  40, 40.    Selyst  Monog.  Calopt. 
130,  49  ;  tab.  xii,  fig.  2.     Walker  Catal.  626,  22. 

Brownish-black ;   head  brassy,  cpistoma  black ;   thorax  black 
brassy,  with  a  yellow  humeral  line,  sides  yellow,  a  broad  stripe  and 
a  cuneiform  mark,  brassy  black  (^);  or  orange;  dorsum  with  a 
middle  brassy-green  stripe,  sides  with  a  narrow  stripe  and  mark 
brassy-green  ;  feet  black,  femora  inside  and  tibiix;  outside  yellow  • 
abdomen  brownish-black,  superior  ai)pcndages  black,  yellow  at 
base,  forcipated,  at  the  internal  base  dilated ;  inferior  ones  short 
cylindrical,  broader  ut  base ;  wings  hyaline,  sanguineous  at  base 
Ki),  or  anteriorly  and  at  apex  yellowish  (female).     17—23  ante- 
cubital  cross-ncrvules. 

Length  42—50  miiiiii).     Alar  expanse  60—06  millim. 

Hah.  Mexico;  Columbia;  Brazil. 

*  *  Pterostigma  very  small,  quadrangular. 

5.  H.  americana : 

A,jrwn  an.n-icana  ¥ah.\  Ent.  Syst.  Suppl.  287,  3-4.-  CalopferyT  ameri. 
cana  Bum.!  llaiulb.  II,  826,  -J.    Ramb.  Neuropt.  227, 18.-//e/<„.-/„a 
amerirona  Selys!  Synopt.  Calopt.  41,  r,0.    Selys!  Moi.og.  Calopt.  131 
50 ;  tab.  xii,  fig.  3.    Walk.  Catal.  627,  23.-Lc.les  basalis  Say,  Journ! 
Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  35,  2.  '' 

Fuscous,  coppery  C^^),  or  green-brassy  (?);  thorax  coppery 
the  sides  vith  three  yellow  stripes  (^)  or  greon-brassy,  the  sides 
with  four  yellow  stripes,  feet  black,  the  femora  inside  and  the  tibiae 
outside  yellow;  abdomen  brassy-fuscous,  the  female  has  a  dorsal 
interrupted  yellow  line;  superior  appondagcs  yellow,  with  a  black 
apex,  forcipated,  interiorly  with  a  double  tubercle  upon  the  mitldle- 
inferior  appendages  short,  truncated,  cylindrical ;  wings  hyaline' 
sanguineous  at  base  (^),  or  somewhat  yellowish  (?);\he  ptero' 
stigma  h  yellow.     20—24  antccubital  cross-nerviiles. 

Lrngtli  43—46  millim.     Alar  expan.se  54—62  millim. 

IJab.  Maryland;  Massachusetts;  Washington;  Missouri ;  Indi- 
ana; Mexico;  Brazil. 

6.  H.  basalis ! 

U'jtnerina  basalis  Hiigon!  Selys,  addit.  Syunps.  Calopt.  6,  50,  bis. 
Very  much  like  II.  americana,  and  perhaps  a  variety  of  it ;  it 


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differs,  in  tlio  male,  by  having  the  basal  sangnineous  spot  larger 
and  exteriorly  convex  ;  the  superior  appendages  have  the  middle 
tubercle  triangular;  the  female  has  the  yellow  abdominal  line  hardly 
interrujjted,  the  base  of  the  wings  yellowish-fuscous. 

Length  43—40  milllra.     Alar  expanse  54— G2  millim. 

Hah.  Pecos  River,  Western  Texas;  Mexico;  Cordova;  Atli- 
huazan ;  I'ortrero  (Saussure). 

7.  H.  tricolor! 

Calopterux  tricolor  Burm. !  Ilanclb.  II,  827,  7.     Selys !  Synops.  Calopt— 
lletaerina  tricolor,  42,  52.     Selys !  Mouog.  Calopt.  13(J,  52;  tab.  xii 
fig.  5.     Walk.!  Catal.  629,  25.  ' 

Erownish-black;  thorax  with  a  humeral  yellow  stripe;  sides 
yellow,  with  three  brownish-black  stripes ;  feet  black,  tibia)  exte- 
riorly fuscous ;  abdomen  brownish-black ;  appendages  black,  the 
superior  ones  forcipated,  interiorly  bi-excised;  inferior  ones  short, 
cylindrical,  the  apex  truncated  ;  wings  hyaline,  anterior  ones  san- 
guineous at  base,  posterior  ones  fuscous  at  base,  all  the  wings  with 
a  fuscous  apical  margin;  pterostigma  black  (J"),  or  they  are  hya- 
line with  the  base  somewhat  yellowish,  the  pterostigma  whitish- 
yellow  (female).     20—24  antecubltal  cross-nervules. 

Length  42—50  millim.     Alar  expanse  CO— G4  millim. 

Hah.  Philadelphia;  Georgia. 

The  variety  //.  Unihuta  Selys,  from  Georgia,  is  a  little  smaller, 
the  apex  of  the  wings  is  more  infuscated. 

8.  H.  titia ! 

Lihellula  litia  Drury,  II,  83;  tab.  xlv,  fig.  'i.—  Calopteryx  titia  Burm.! 
llandb.  II,  82(1,  3.~Hctarrina  titia  Selys !  Synops.  Calopt.  43,  53. 
Selys !  Monog.  Calopt.  13S,  53.     Walk.  Catal.  630,  26. 

Black;  head,  thorax,  feet  and  abdomen  black;  superior  append- 
ages forcipated,  interiorly  with  a  basgl  tooth  and  middle  dilatation; 
inferior  ones  short,  cylindrical,  obtuse;  wings  opaijne  fuscous,  upon 
the  middle  obli(iuely  hyaline;  superior  ones  sanguineous  at  base; 
pterostigma  yellow  (J^ ),  or  they  are  opaque,  fuscescent,  with  the 
apex  of  the  superiors  hyaline,  the  pterostigma  white  ( ?  ).  19—22 
antecubital  cross-ner^ules.    (From  De  Selys'  descrii)tion.) 

Lcnutli  41— 40  niillim.     Alar  expanse  52-00  millim. 

Ji((h.  Mexico ;  Honduras. 


C,2 


0.  H.  maci 


NKURdlTKHA  OP  NOUTII  AMKIIIOA. 


M  opus ! 

//:hi,rin<,  m,in-opni>  S(«I_vs  !  HyiiopH.  Calopn.  -t  I,  r.l. 
M.      W.ilkor,  ('at;il.  (;;il,''J7. 


^Iollo^^  falojit.  in. 


I.mwnisi.-l.lnck  ;   tlionix  roppory,  a  l,„„ion,I  yellow  si ripo -sides 

••l";'ls  "ill,  II,n.<.  yellow  stripes  (,/) ;  er  yliow.  .s,,,,,  enel.  side 

^^all  a  -re.M.-l.n.ssy  stripe,  sides  yellow,  with  two  iinperfeel  Im'm.sv- 
i^ivei,  stripes  (V);  feet  Inn-,.  Ma,.|<  ;  win-s  Iiynline,  will,  „,  l.,,sai 
iMsco.is  stripe,  ni,leri..r  ones  sMn-iiine..i>s  at  base,  posterior  oiu^s 
H'sy,  will,  ||,e  pleroslii,nna  yellow  (,/  ),  or  Ihev  are  soi,i,.wI,at  yel- 
l"w.sl.,  will,  11,0  plorostigina  wiiile  (V).  ->_o,  „„,,„,,i,,,,  „,,,,. 
nerviiios. 

I.eiiotl,  ;{(]_.(.i  ,„ii]i,„      ^,,„.  ,,^|,,,„j^p  fi2— .'-.^  millim. 

Jl<il>.   'i'lmipieo,  Mexieo(Saiissnre);    Honduras. 

10.  H.  senipronla ! 

'''";:'■;""/■,";{:''':"'"  '^"^""'  ^^-"^t^-  ^"^'t^-  f^.  ^".  seivsi  M„aog. 

(  alapl.  J-h,  fMi,  (al,.  xii,  li..  7.     Wallver,  Cnlal.  (ili-,  Hi). 
'•'"'•"^  ;  lu'M.i  lilnek,  iMl.nin,  and  epislon.a  l.liie  ;  tliornx"  coppery 

;'  '"'""'••"'   ""•'  <'"-^'^'  '^"-•'''   'i"-.  yellow;  IW.tl.bek;al.dom;n 
M-H'k  ;  superior  Mppenduoes  hlaek,  loreipale.l,  iideriorlv  u  medial 
''•'""'I'"".  i'XVrior  ones  short,  with  the  apex  ohinse;  win'os  hvah-ne 
snn.^uineous  at  base,  posterior  ones  with  au  .pioal  Cuscon; spot ! 
l>tc.-ost.oMua  hlaek.     L'7-'J8  anteenl.ital  eross-nervulo<  (7) 

'■"'",i;-ll'h;  millim.     .Mar  expanse  58  milliiu. 

J!<il>.    .Mexico  (Heppe). 


Siih-Kam.  II.    A(;KU)\I\.V. 
Two  aiileeul.ital  transverse  veins;  wings  pcliolatod. 

I.i's'iou  I.  PsKl'DoSTKiMATA. 
Tterostignia  irre-nhir,  aroolato. 

MEOALOPR.TSPUS  K'amiui!. 
Win^s  broad,  rounded,  po^.rier  margin  densely  retieulated 
^^■tl.  many  ineurved  branches;  arvoles  pentagonal,  the  lirst  sector 
of  the  triangle  forked  at  apex;  ^uadrangnlnr  space  oblon- 


I'HEUDOSTIUMA.  go 

1.  M.  caonilatUB ! 

I.h.lhl,,  ,;„ndala  Dnuy,  HI,  75,  tal..  I,  (i^.  1.      .l/,.,/,,/,,^,,,,,,,,,  ,,„.,„/„,„, 

f!:nu)..  !  Nouropt.  2W,  1.     /.//„//./,.  ,:.,,»la  Donovan/wat.  Uoncsit. 
IV,   I  l<i.  * 

I'.ImcIv,  boncalh  pal.. ;  llioni.v  with  a  Imnicral  line,  nnd  two  in- 
fonorly  lateral  .slripcs,  pal.  ydlow  ;  IcH,  I.I.h.jc,  fo,n„n.,  insi.lo  ami 
11  )ix-  outside  :alo  yellow;  winj,^s  hroa.l,  hyaline,  hoforo  the  apox 
i>  ''rua.l  l<liu,-l,ladv,  transverse  band,  exteriorly,  broadly  nnn-inod 
will,  mdk-white  and  omar-inaled  ;  pl.-rostifrma  larf^e,  obh.n-  black 

l.cn-th  00—115  niillim.     Alar  expanse  115— IHO  niillim 

//./^  Mexico  (Saussure);  Vera  Cniz  (Salic);  (Jnatimala; 
Chneo,  Ncw(Jrenada(Schott);   Honduras;   Hopola,  Columbia 

.As  yet,  this  is  the  most  ^n'-aiitic  of  the  Odonata. 

The  variety  M.  hrcvhl!,p»a  De  Selys,  from  iJofrotn,  difTers  in 
boiuK  of  a  smaller  size,  the  pterostigma  small  and  the  band  of  the 
wings  narrower. 

PSEUDOSTIGMA  Dk  Si:r,vs. 
Wings  narrow,  the  reticulation  of  the  posterior  margin  of  the 
wings  simple,  the  arcoles  tetragonal,  regular;    postcostal  space 

^with  two  series  of  arcoles ;  pterostigma  irregular;  abdomen  ex- 
tivmely  long. 

1.  P.  accedens ! 

J'.hiek,  brassy,  beneath  yellow;  head  black,  each  side  in  front 
slightly  tinged  with  yellow;  prothorax  straight  posteriorly  tho- 
rax w-ith  the  dorsum  black,  a  yellow  humeral  stripe,  broa.llv 
divided,  sides  yellow,  with  a  broad  black  stripe  above;  pectus  with 
■.X  fuscous  stripe ;  feet  black,  femora  at  base  and  beneath,  and  tibia; 
extremely  yellowish;  abdomen  black,  with  a  steel  blue  reflection 
the  last  segment  having  the  apical  half  yellow;  appendages  black' 
the  superior  ones  broad,  incurved,  interiorly  excavated,  the  a,.ex 
obliquely  truncated;  the  inferior  ones  very  small,  acute ;  mai-o-in 
of  the  valves  (9)  entire;  wings  hyaline,  apex  of  the  posteHor 
ones  entire,  pterostigma  black,  quadrangular,  of  the  posterior 
wings  triangular  (^),  apex  of  the  wings  with  a  narrow  ^ellow  spot 
anteriorly,  pterostigma  absent  (?). 


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LoiiKth  111— 124  millim.     Alnr  oxpaii-^e  126—132  niillini. 
JIuh.  Mexico  (Saussure);  Vera  Cruz  (Salle);  ColuiiiUia. 

2.  P.  aberrans  I 

Psvudusliyma  aberrans  Selys  I 

I?!ack,  beneath  yellow ;  labriim  witli  a  yellow  middle  spot,  front 
anteriorly  yellow,  banded  with  black,  and  transverse ;  prothorax 
broadly  eniarginate  posteriorly ;  thorax  black,  a  humeral  yHlow, 
hardly  cleft,  line ;  sides  with  a  black  stripe;  pectus  with  a  black 
stripe  in  the  middle  ;  feet  black,  tibiic  exteriorly  yellow  ;  abdomen 
black,  beneath  yellow;  margin  of  the  valves  (9)dentated;  wings 
hyaline,  with  a  large,  oval,  apical  spot ;  i)terostigma  absent  (9). 

Length  112  millim.     Alar  expanse  131  millim. 

IMj.  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico  (Salle). 


MECISTOGASTER  Ramuhu. 
Wings  narrow;   reticulation  of  the  posterior  margin  simple; 
postcostal  space  having  a  single  scries  of  areoles ;   pterostigma 
irregular;  abdomen  extremely  long. 

1.  M.  modestus ! 

Mecistoyastur  modestus  Selys  I 

Black,  beneath  yellowish  ;  labrum  yellow,  banded  with  black ; 
front  yellow  anteriorly ;  prothorax  rounded  posteriorly ;  thorax 
black,  a  humeral  broad,  yellow,  oblicpiely  divided  stripe ;  sides 
wiih  a  black,  oblicpie,  entire  stripe ;  feet  black,  femora  exteriorly 
and  base  of  the  tibiio  yellowish ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  ob- 
long, black,  in  younger  individuals  it  is  whitish  (^). 

Length  84  millim.     Alar  exi)ause  84— <J1  millim. 

Ilah.  .Mexico  (Saussure). 

2.  M.  ornatiis ! 

Mickhiijaster  ornahts  Ramliur !  Neuropt.  288,  12. 

Brassy.fuscous,  beneath  yellowish ;  head  orange  in  front,  base 
of  the  antenna}  orange ;  prothorax  rounded  posteriorly ;  thorax 
brassy  fuscous,  a  humeral  divided  stripe,  a  lateral  stripe  and  a 
short  mark  near  the  wings,  interrupted,  yellow ;  pectus  with  a 
middle  black  stripe;  feet  fuscous,  tibi*  exteriorly  yellowish ;  ab- 
dominal  appendages  forcipaled,  yellow,  at  the  apex  black ;  wings 


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''range  „ttho  apex,  margined  interiorly  with  fuscous,  the  posterior 
ones  whiiish  beneath  the  apex  posicrioi 

na''  Lilr  '""  ''^-^'^'^  ^'"'^^^   ^"--■^'  ^---^"^1   Suri. 

wings  green,  beneath  biaci<  (^).  ^      °^  ^"'' 

3.  M.  luorr-t  1 1 

"«:«i- tr'n :,;-;';;: ;"'t' ''"r, ''•'■'• '•-•''"°" 

o       1/    •  ,  "'"niii.    II,  bin,  3 — J,;ncin  /«///,«  Bum.  I    II    Sl« 

l^rnssy-black,  beneath  yellowish ;    head  b.        -biaek  above    „ 

infuu.    pots  upon  the  posteri<,r  lube;  thorax,  eaeh  shl.   with  two 
approximated  yellow  lines;    sides  yellow,  w  th  a  b    ad^^^ 

ro«   1.1    blaek,  t.bue  exteriorly  greenish-yellow;    abdomen  ex 

r::^^  :f  ;;:7:r"'^'  'T'--'-'  -^^ents^eij^icS; 

e  apex  of  the  las    one  yellow,  exeised ;    superior  appendages 
'v.d   ben    into  a  right  angle,  the  apex  subbilid,  and  in terioi  v  a 
basal  tooth  ;  wings  hyaline,  posterior  ones  of  th    mule  n  i  .  fl 
apex  ddated  in  n-ont,  rounded  ;  pterostigma  bllClw    ^   ^  ^ 
t        ouiiger  ones  pallid;  ,n.^aks,  pterostigma  blaek,'oblong, 
the  apex  ot  the  w,„gs  su),r«scous ;  the  younger  ones  are  yellow 
With  the  apex  of  the  wings  milky-white  ^     '''''  ^''  3^^"«^^ 

Length  llo_]i2  miliim.     Alar  expanse  120-144  milli, 
//-/>.  bt.  Domingo;  Buhia,  Para,  Rio,  San  Paul,  Brazil 


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legion  II.  AQRIONINA. 
Two  antecubital  transverse  nervules. 

LESTES  LEAcn. 
TLe  fourth  apical  sector  broken  ;  the  posteostal  space  simple  • 
■e  quadrangular  space  trapezoidal,  with  the  exterior  inferior  an-We 


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1.  L.  grandis ! 

Leste»  i/raiidis  Ramb.!  Nenropt.  244,  1. 

Brassy-green,  mouth  reddish-yellow;  dorsum  of  the  thorax 
orange,  each  side  with  a  brassy-green  stripe;  sides  yellow,  superi- 
orly with  a  broad  brassy-green  stripe,  inferiorly  with  a  fuscous  one; 
feet  yellowish,  femora  exteriorly,  tibiai  interiorly  and  tarsi  black ; 
abdomen  long,  slender,  brassy-green,  a  basal  yellow  lunulo  upon 
each  side  of  the  segments ;  superior  appendages  of  the  male  long, 
semicircular,  the  apex  a  little  thicker,  incurved,  an  interior  stout 
basal  tooth,  one  obtuse  one  upon  the  middle,  and  an  ante-apical 
oblique  tubercle  upon  them;  inferior  appendages  short,  obtuse,  the 
apex  ciliated:  valvules  of  the  female  yellow,  exteriorly  broadly 
black,  the  apex  dentated ;  wings  hyaline ;  pterostigma  large, 
broader  in  the  middle,  fuscous;  sixteen  postcubital  cross-nervules. 

Length  59—50  millira.  Alar  expanse  t2— 66  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma 3  millim. 

Ilab.  Mexico  (De  Selys  ;)  Columbia,  Venezuela  (Appun). 

2.  L.  rectangularis ! 

Lrslcs  rectangularis  Say,  Jour.  Acad.  Tliilad.  VIII,  34,  1. 

Brassy-fuscous,  mouth  yellow;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  brassy- 
brown,  a  line  upon  the  middle  and  each  side  with  a  broad  stripe, 
narrowed  in  front  yellow ;  sides  jiile  yellow,  superiorly  a  brassy- 
brown  stripe  and  posteriorly  with  two  linear  black  spots;  feet 
yellow,  femora  exteriorly,  tibia}  and  tarsi  interiorly  black ;  abdo- 
men long,  very  slender,  yellow,  the  dorsum  fuscous,  the  apex  of 
the  segments  black,  and  with  an  interrupted,  yellow,  basal  lunulc ; 
the  apical  segments  entirely  blackish-fuscous ;  appendages  black, 
the  superior  ones  short,  forcipated,  the  base  interiorly  dilated, 
armed  with  two  teeth,  the  apical  one  larger,  the  apex  narrow,  in- 
curved ;  inferior  appendages  long,  rather  slender,  approximated, 
the  apex  acute,  beneath  curved  ;  valvules  of  the  female,  with  the 
margin  entire;  wings  hyaline,  the  costa yellow;  pterostigma  short, 
the  sides  a  little  obliijue,  black;  ten  postcubital  cross-nervules. 

Length  53—41  millim.     Alar  expanse  49—41  millim.     Ptero- 
stigma 1^  millim. 


LESTES. 


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ITalK  Chicago  men  Sacken);  Indiana;  Mass.  (Say)-  Marv 
h.nd;  Pe„,^..ania;  Xew  Jersey  (Uhler);  Wew  York  (Calve  .T 
Savannah,  Georgia;  Minnesota  (Kenr.icott)  ^  ' 

I  have  seen  two  females,  very  niueh  like  this  (L.  hallos  mih' 
om  Pennsylvania  and  Georgia);  they  have  the  tarsi  yellow       d 
the  nmrgm  of  the  valvules  dentated.     Is  it  a  distinct  spedes  ? 
3.  L.  alacer! 
Lfslis  alacir  Hagen  I 

Black;  mouth  yellowish;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  black,  each  side 
xter,orIy,  with  a  yellowish-green  stripe,  sides  livid,  with  a  broad 
fuscous  m.dd  e  fascia;  fe5t  yellow,  beneath  and  tarsi  black ;  femora 
an    Ubu.  wUh  an  external  black  line ;  abdomen  slender,  blak  "des 
}cnow ;  appendages  black,  the  superior  ones  forcipated,  the  base 
ntenorly  w.th  a  tooth,  and  upon  the  middle  a  roundei  lamina 
he  inferior  appendages  a  little  shorter,  straight,  flat,  distant,  with 
the  apex  truncated ;  wings  hyaline ;  pterostigma  black,  narrow 
-^uied  with  yellow  in  front;  nine  postcubital  cross-nervulel' 

miltim^^''  39  millim.     Alar  expanse  42  millim.     Pterostigma  11 

Hub.  Western  Texas,  Pecos  River  (Capt.  Pope). 
4.  L.  stulta! 

Lcsics  stulta  Hagen ! 

Buick  i,j|lh  yellow;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  black,  a  line  upon 
t.ie  middle  and  each  side  exteriorly  a  narrow  stripe,  yellow;  sides 
yellow  with  a  superior,  broad  black  stripe,  which  is  triangularly 
dilated  at  the  wings ;  feet  yellow,  femora  exteriorly,  tibia,  interiorly 
and  tarsi  black;  wings  hyaline,  costa  somewhat  yellow;  pterostig! 
ma  long,  fuscous,  margined  on  both  sides  with  yellow  eleven 
postcubital  cross-nervules.  (The  abdomen  is  wantino-  ) 
uiHim^'^  ~"^  ""'"'""■     ^'''^'' ^'•^■l'^"^^  S2  millim.     Pterostigma  1^ 

Ilah.  California. 

5.  L.  congener! 

Lesles  congener  Hagen ! 

Black,  mouth  yellow;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  black-brassy  a  line 
upon  the  middle  and  a  narrow  stripe  each  side  yellow;  sid'es  yZ 


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low,  with  a  superior,  'Droad  black-brassy  stripe,  which  is  dilated  at 
the  wings;  beneath  yellow,  margined  with  black;  feet  yellow, 
femora  exteriorly  and  tibiae  interiorly  black;  abdomen  slender, 
black-brassy,  with  a  yellow  lunule  upon  the  base  of  the  segments; 
superior  appendages  black,  yellow  it  the  base,  forcipated,  with  a 
basal  tooth  interiorly,  and  a  middle  lamina,  with  the  margin  ser- 
rated; inferior  appendages  short,  approximated,  the  apex  obtuse, 
recurved;  wings  hyaline;  pterostigraa  oblong,  black;  ten  post- 
cubital  cross-nervules.     (Male.) 

Length  37  millim.  Alar  expanse  43  millim.  Ttc rostigma  l-g- 
miliim. 

Bab.  Xew  York;  Texas  (Friedrich). 

6.  L.  simplex! 

Lestes  simplex  Hagen ! 

Black,  mouth  pale;  thorax  black,  dorsum  each  side  with  a  broad 
yellow  stripe,  which  is  cleft  at  the  wings;  sides  and  beneath  black, 
pruinose;  feet  yellow,  femora  exteriorly,  tibiae  interiorly,  and  tarsi 
black  ;  abdomen  slender,  black,  pruinose  at  the  apex,  a  basal  yel- 
low lunule  to  the  segments;  appendages  black,  superior  ones  forci- 
pated, with  an  internal  basal  tooth,  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin 
somewhat  dilated,  serrulated  ;  inferior  appendages  short,  approxi- 
mated,  tlie  apex  obtuse,  curved  underneath;  wings  hyaline  ptero- 
stigma  oblong,  black ;  twelve  or  thirteen  postcubital  oruss-nervules. 
(Male.) 

Length  40  millim.  Alar  expanse  43  millim.  Pterostigma  li 
millim. 

JIab.  Mexico  (Deppe). 

Similar  to  Z.  cn7igener,  but  the  thorax  is  narrower  and  the 
appendages  are  different. 

7.  L.  forficula! 

Lestes  forficula  Ramb.I  Neuropt.  247,  5. 

Black,  mouth  pallid;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  pale  bine,  each  side 
with  a  narrow,  brassy-green  stripe,  margined  with  black ;  a  middle 
blue  line,  also  margined  with  black;  sides  and  beneath  black,  pru- 
inose; feet  yellow,  femora  bilineated  above  with  black,  tibiii;  black 
interiorly,  the  anterior  ones  exteriorly  lineated  with  black,  tarsi 
black  ;  abdomen  brassy  black,  with  the  apex  pruinose,  the  middle 
segments  at  base  and  a  lunule  at  apex,  pallid  ;  appendages  black, 


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the  superior  ones  forcipated,  witli  a  bnsal  internal  tooth  and  an 
obliquely  truncated  lamina  upon  the  middle,  with  the  apex  serrated- 
the  inferior  ones  long,  narrow,  straight,  the  apex  rounded,  some- 
what broader;  wings  hyaline,  the  pterostigma  short,  oblong,  black; 
eleven  postcubital  cross-nervules.  (Male.) 
Length  40  millim.     Alar  expanse  39  millim.     Pterostigma  U 

Ilab.  Mexico;  Cuba  (Gnndlach) ;  IJrazil. 

8.  L.  vidua! 

Lestes  vidua  Hagen ! 

Brassy-black,  mouth  yellow;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  black-bras'^v 
a  middle  line  and  a  narrow  stripe  each  side,  somewhat  interrupted 
at  the  wings,  and  subexcised,  of  a  yellow  color;  sides  yellow,  with 
a  broad  black  stripe  superiorly,  which  is  broader  at  the  wino-g  and 
two  spots  inferiorly,  also  black;  beneath  yellow,  each  side  with  a 
marginal  black  spot;  feet  yellow,  femora  and  tibia3  exteriorly  line- 
ated  with  black,  tarsi  black;  dorsum  of  the  abdomcr.  brassy-black 
a  basal  yellow  lunule  upon  the  segments;  sides  yellow,  venter  black 
(appendages  destroyed);  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  large,  oblong 
fuscous,  margined  with  yellow  at  the  sides ;  ten  postcubital  cross- 
nervulcs. 

Length  40?  millim.     Alar  expanse  45  millim.     Pterostigma  U 
millim,  ° 

Ilah.  New  Orleans  (Pfeiffer);  Vienna  Museum. 
It  is  similar  to  L.  congener  Ila". 

9   L.  tenuata. 

Lestes  tenuata  Ramb.  Neuropt.  245,  2.  Relys,  Poey  lus.  Cuba,  4G3. 
Obscure  bluish-green  ;  thorax  obscure  whitish,  with  four  green- 
ish-blue stripes,  two  of  them  dorsal ;  feet  pale,  femora  trilincated  ' 
with  black,  tibiic  beneath  and  tarsi  black;  dorsum  of  the  a1)domen 
bluish-greon,  the  sides  pale,  a  yellow  basal  lunule  upon  the  se-- 
ments  ;  superior  appendages  forcipated,  inside  at  the  base  witl^a 
rounded  tooth,  behind  the  middle  they  are  denticulated,  and  exte- 
riorly  dentated,  the  apex  somewhat  rounded  ;  tho  inferior  ones 
short,  obtuse,  the  apex  rounded,  pilose;  wings  hyaline,  pterosti-ma 
black.     (From  the  description  of  Uambur.)  ° 

Length  45  millim.     Alar  expanse  50  millim. 

//ai.    The  island  of  Martinique.     Similar  to  Z.  forjlcula. 


a  I 


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NEUR01»TERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


10.  L.  eurina. 

Li'ste.'i  eurinus  Say  I  Journ.  Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  3G,  3. 

Blue,  varied  with  green  anil  violet ;  mouth  yellow ;  dorsnm  of 
the  thorax  each-side  with  a  yellow  stripe,  which  is  cleft  and  ilikited 
at  the  wings,  the  sides  yellow ;  abdomen  blue,  the  segments  green 
at  apex ;  venter  black ;  superior  appendages  forcipated,  beneath 
bidentated,  the  inferior  api)cndages  short,  conical ;  feet  black,  the 
femora  beneath  and  tibitc  exteriorly  psdlid  ;  wings  hyaline,  ptero- 
stigma  black.     (From  the  description  of  Say.) 

Length  4t  millim. 

Hub.    Massachusetts  (Harris). 


11.  L.  unguicnlata ! 
Lestes  unguiculata  Hagen ! 

Green-brassy;  mouth  yellow;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  brassy- 
brown,  a  line  upon  the  middle  and  a  narrow  stripe  each  side, 
yellow;  sides  yellow  pruinose,  with  abroad,  superior  brassy-brown 
stripe,  and  infcriorly  with  a  black,  broad  vitta;  beneath  yellow; 
feet  yellow,  femora  bilineated  with  black,  tibite  inside,  and  tarsi 
black;  dorsum  of  the  abuomeu  green,  the  apex  brown-brassy,  a 
yellow  lunule  upon  the  base  of  the  segments,  base  and  ajjcx  of  the 
tergum  pruinose,  the  sides  yellow,  venier  black;  superior  appen- 
dages black,  yellow  at  base,  forcipated,  with  a  basal  internal  tooth, 
and  a  middle  excised  lamina,  which  is  dcntated  upon  the  margin  ; 
the  inferior  appendages  long,  narrow,  cruciate,  incurved  at  the 
apex;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  oblong,  fuscous,  the  sides  mar- 
gined with  yellow  ;  nine  or  ten  postcubital  cross-nervules. 

In  the  female,  the  inferior  fascia  of  the  thorax  is  wantiiijr. 

Length  40—30  millim.     Alar  expanse  43— S".  millim.     Ptt. 
stigma  \^  millim. 

Hah.  Chicago  (Osten  Sacken) ;  Bergen  TTill,  Xew  .Tcrsey 
(Ouex);  New  York;  St.  Louis  (Engehnann);  Wisconsin  (Robt. 
Kennicott). 


li  I 


12.  L.  hamata ! 

Lestes  hamata  Hageu  I 

Brownish-brassy;  mouth  yellow;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  brown- 
lirassy,  with  a  middle  line,  and  each  side  a  l)road  stripe,  narrowed 
at  the  wings,  yellow;  sides  yellow,  pruinose,  with  a  superior,  broad, 


PARAPH LEBI  A. 


n 


brown-brassy  stripe,  tind  a  black  spot  upou  the  pectus,  beneath 
yellow;  feet  yellow,  femora  exteriorly,  tibia)  interiorly  and  tarsi 
black;  abdomen  obscure  green-brassy,  with  a  basal  yellow  lunule 
to  the  segments ;  appendages  black,  the  superior  ones  forcipated, 
with  a  basal,  internal  tooth,  and  a  lamina  with  the  margin  straight 
and  its  apex  dentaced ;  the  inferior  appendages  long,  straight, 
narrow,  flat,  the  apex  rounded;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  oblong, 
black,  the  sides  margined  with  yellow  ;  eleven  postcubital  cross- 
nervules. 

Length  42—38  millim.  Alar  expanse  45—43  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma 1 J  millim. 

Hah.  Bergen  Hill,  New  Jersey  (Guex);  Florida  (Osten  Sacken); 
Chicago  {id.);  Wisconsin  (Kobt.  Xennicott);  North  Red  River 
{id.). 

13.  L.  forcipata ! 

Ltsti-s  forcipata  Ramb.  Neuropt.  246,  4. 

Brassy-green;  mouth  yellow;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  green-brassy 
{^)  or  with  a  middle  line  and  a  stripe  each  side,  yellow  9  ;  sides 
yellow,  with  a  superior,  green-brassy  stripe,  dilated  at  the  wings, 
or  with  an  inferi^  •  black  stripe  {^);  feet  yellow,  femora  bilineated 
with  black,  tibia3  interiorly  and  tarsi  black  ;  abdomen  brassy-green, 
sides  yellow,  or  at  the  base  and  apex  pruinose  (cT);  a  basal  lunule 
upon  the  segments  yellow;  appendages  black,  the  superior  ones 
forcipated,  on  the  inside  bidentated,  the  intermediate  lamina  with 
its  margin  rather  straight,  serrated ;  the  inferior  appendages  long, 
flat,  the  apex  dilated  interiorly,  somewhat  spoon-shaped ;  wings 
hyaline ;  pterostigma  black,  margined  with  yellow  at  the  sides ; 
twelve  postcubital  cross-nervules. 

Length  35  millim.  Alar  expanse  40  millim.  Pterostigma  U 
millim. 

Huh.  Chicago;  Washington  (Osten  Sacken);  Wisconsin  (Robt. 
Keniiicott).  Extremely  like  L.* nympha,  of  Europe,  it  seems 
hardly  dilferent  from  that  species.  Is  this  the  true  L.  forcipata 
of  Rambur  ? 


PARAPHLBBIA  Selys. 

Postcostal  space  furnished  with  two  or  three  areoles ;  sector; 
numerous. 


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NEI'UOI'TEIIA  OF  NOIITII  AMEIUCA. 


lii 


1.  p.  zoef 

IWiiphlihia  zof  SolyM  I     Monog.  Agriou. 

Apex  of  tlio  winps  blnck. 

Il<i(>.  Mexico  (Colloction  of  Do  Selys  LongchuiiipH). 

PALAEMNEMA  Si:r,YS. 

TIio  qiiailnin-iilar  space  oblong ;  tlio  second  sector  of  the  tri- 
aiiglo  almost  wauthig. 

1.  P.  paiillna ! 

A<jri„n  jmulim  Drnry,  11;  tab.  xlvi,  fi^,^  A.-I'nphwa  pauHm  Ilamb. 
Ntturoi.t.  -SM,  :,.     Oliv.  Kno.  Metluul.  VII,  r.72,  No.  IH. 

IJoddiHh-l.Iadvish  ;  tliorax  thick;  wings  liya  line,  fuscous  at  tlie 
npcx,  at  the  base  having  (Ik-  second  and  (liird  linineral  spaces  yel- 
lowish-rufescent;  pterostigma  long,  narrow.  (Ranibnr.) 

//«(>.  Honduras.     (Collection  of  De  Selys  Longcl.anips.) 

TRICHOCNEMIS  Selys. 

Qiiadrangidar  space  sub-oblong;    pterostigma  rliondjoidul  (cf, 
Toey,  Ins.  Cuba,  -ICt.) 

1.  T.  tibialis. 

riiiiiintniiis  libinlis  Rainb.  Nouropt.  241,  3. 

Azure-blue;  thorax  in  front  with  three  stripes,  and  n  lateral  line 
black-greenish;  abdomen  above  greenish-black,  a  dorsal  interrupt- 
ed line,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  segments,  the  last  segment  and 
t"  e  sides  yellowish  or  blue(?);  feet  armed  with  loni^  cilia.'yellowish, 
the  anterior  femora  black,  the  base  interiorly  yellow,  the  anterior 
tibiie  exteriorly  black;  the  ])osterior  femora  black  exteriorly,  line- 
ated  with  yellow,  tarsi  black;  wings  hyaline;  pterostigma 'rufous. 
(?.     Krom  the  description  of  Hambur.) 

Jful>.    North  America.     (Collectiou  of  De  Selys  Longchamps.) 

2.  T.  minuta. 

Tncltucii,  mis  minutn  Selys,  Poey  Ins.  Cuba,  4(!4. 

Brassy-brown;  mouth,  front,  a  transverse  occipital  stripe,  nn 
anteluimeral  stripe,  tlio  sides  of  the  thorax  and  the  base  and  sides 
of  the  segments  of  the  abdomen,  pale  reddish  ;  wings  hyaline  ; 


i#..r 


PllOTONEimA. 


78 


l.toi-ostiKinarhoniboidiil,  fuscous,  tlic  interior  part  obscurer.  (From 
the  (Icsoription  of  I)e  SolyH.) 

L('iif,Mli  iicnr  27  tnillitn.     Alnr  expanse  32  niillirn. 

llnb.  Culisco,  Culm  (l)e  Selys). 


PROTONEURA  Ski, 


lYH. 


Qiiadrnnpulur  space  oblong;  no  second  sector  of  the  triangle 
(cf.  Pocy,  Ins.  Cuba,  p.  470). 

1.  P.  capillarls. 

A.jrin,  vupUhnr  IJ.ainl..  Nt-uroi.t.  280,  30._Pr«/r;«.wra  minllnrh  Selys 
J'ouy  hiH.  Cuba,  471. 

Extremely  slender;  tliorax  stcel-blnc,  above  blackish-violet; 
abdomen  hair-like,  violet-black,  the  third  segment  extremely  long,' 
marked  with  a  large,  i)ale  greenish-bliie  spot;  wings  long,  ex- 
tremely narrow,  hyaiinc;  the  pterostigmu  black,  subquadrate?  {^ . 
From  (he  description  of  l)e  Selys.) 
Length  near  20  millim.  Ahir  expanse  35  millim, 
JM>.  Cuba.     (Collection  of  De  Selys  Longcharaps.) 

2.  P.  antennata. 

A<jn„n  ai,/,,i„aia  Say,  .Tourn.  Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  39,  3. 

c^.  Obscure  I)luish-green,  somewhat  metallic;  liead  green  be- 
fore, mouth  yellow,  vertex  and  occiput  black,  the  latter  with  a 
glau<'oiis  band  which  is  clavate  at  each  end;  eyes  dark  greenish, 
above  blackish;  antenuio  with  the  two  basal  joints  thicker  than 
the  others,  ecpial  in  length,  the  second  one  cylindrical,  the  third 
attenuated  at  base;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  with  a  glaucous  stripe 
each  side;  feet  pale,  with  a  broad  black  line  on  the  femora  and 
one  on  the  tibia;,  excepting  the  posterior  ones;  abdomen  with  a 
blue  band  at  the  base  of  the  segments,  the  sides  green,  venter 
glaucous,  with  a  black  line;  wings  hyaline;  pterostigma  rhomb- 
oidal.  (From  Say's  description.) 
Length  near  33  millim. 
Jl'il).  Lidiana. 

A  species  not  seen  by  me.  Say  says:  "  Two  basal  joints  of  the 
antenna'  sube.pud,"  but  Irom  the  description  and  from  analogy,  I 
conclude  that,  not  the  first  and  second  segments,  but  the  second 
and  third,  are  etpial:  the  first  segment  is  always  very  short  in  the 
Af/rions. 


WJJ 

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74 


Nr.llllnPTKIlA  OK  NollTir  AMKItlCA. 


The  Iciifrth  of  tlii>  s.mmiikI  scfrinciit  in  A</>  „„  tni/,;ni,ilu  S;iv, 
allows  tliiit  il  il.M's  iiol  Im'Ioiik  Id  the  jr,,|,„s  ,.[,//■/„„  i,,  ji^  slricKi' 
Ki'iisr.      I  am  not  quilo  suro  if  il,  is  u  I'loiumin-n. 

AORION  I 'a  II. 
Til.'  <7//r,//.s,v/,./-stnii^rIil  ;   III,.  /.",s7r,.s7„/,sy,,„v.siini.l,.;   ll„.  ,/»„,/, 
ramjniur  sj„„r  inipr/uitlul,  will,  ij,,.  ,..M,.ri„r,  inlVrioc  anKJc  iiciilf  ; 
III."  plcrostij^'ina  small,  rlioniboidal ;  alxloniinal  iipiitMidaKcs  of  tlio 
iiialos  sliort. 

(Nohnloiiiila  S.lys.) 
'riio  alHloinc'ii  loiiiv  luui  vory  sicinlor;  (lie  colors  hniziMi. 
1.  A.  Ireno ! 

Aijiii'ii  in  lie  lliigcil  I 

r.ri,t;lit    l.rassy-KiVfii ;  licad  jcliow  in  front  ;   llic  lliinl  article  of 
the  anlcniiic  aiinnlatcd  with  jnilc;  llic  liiiid  nuiruin  of  llic  inoliio- 


rax  broad  triiiiij;nlar  .( ,  or  hi 


rax  hriylit  lirassy-;'Tccn,  llic  sides  y 


('iiiiii\i;iiialed  V  ;  dorsum  of  the  th( 


cllowish,  above  brassy-i;-reei 


feet    pale,  e.\terit)rly  lineated  with    black:   llu-   abd 


bi 


omen  slender, 


assy 


iy-grccn,  the  sides  and  a  basal  yellow  liinnic  upon  the  ;!— (> 
segments;  sc-iiicii<  S  with  an  apical  spot,  It  with  a  triaiin-uhir  dor- 
sal one,  1(1  almost  altoo-ether  bine  ^^ ,  or  '.1  bine  at  the  sides,  and 
10  blue  at  the  apex  9,  the  tenth  sej>-inent  has  the  mar-in  e.xc'ise.l. 
dciitated;  appendai^-es  extremely  short,  the  sii] 
parted,  obtnse,  the  interior  brunch  lonsi'er:   Il 


XM'ior   ones  two- 


;  the  inferior  ai»pend- 
a;i-es  arc  longer,  bin,-,  triangnhirly  tuberenlaled  ;  J  i\\w\  of  the 
UMh  sciiinent  cleft;  with  the  appendag-es  obtnse,  sliorl,  yellow  ; 
the  eighth  scument  with  no  ventral  spine  ;  wings  hyaline;  ptero- 
stignni  short,  rhondtoidal,  luteous;  from  lunc  to  oleyen  postcnbilal 
oross-norvides. 


Length  25—28  miliiin.     Abu*  oxpauso  28— ;!()  null 
//"/'.    Chicago  and  Florida  (Osten  Saeken);  AV 


ini. 


isconsin  and  Illi 


nois  (Kobt.  K,Minicott);   New  Jersey  (Uhler);   Maine  (Packard). 
A  most  beautiful  species. 

2.  A.  macrogaster. 


<ji-l.>!i  ih,ui;',i,ist,r  Si'lvd,  Vooy  bis.  Cull;!    4(1 


]>rassy-brown  ;  dorsum  of  the  prothorax  tost 


iiccous,  the  hind 


m.t 


^^m- 


AdIlIuN. 


iry 


liilic  liliick,  (■Miar^riiiatctl  upon  llie  iiiiddlo;  <lnrsiiiii  of  tlio  tlioni.v, 
bro'.vii-hiiiHsy,  ciicli  sido  with  u  tcstiiccoiiH  slii|)c,  sitlw  iind  Ix-iiciitli 
|mlc;  IVct,  imlo,  rniiora  exteriorly  hlaek;  ubdoiiieii  exlreinely  slen- 
der, liriissy.l)ro\vii,  willi  iIk-  incisures  pale;  \viii;,r,s  jiyaline,  ptero- 

hli^iiiii  rlioiid)oidal,  I'liseoiis,  interiorly  ol)K(Mirer.  (^.  Fruni  tlie 
(leseription  of  Do  Seiys.) 

I,en-,'tli  near  •»<;  niillini.     Alar  expanse 'l,*]  niillini. 
//"''.  .lanmicu  (Do  Selys  ljoiigcluinii)s). 

(iBchnura  Cliari).) 
3.  A.  iners! 

At/riim  iiK  rs  Iliif^eiil 

J5rassy-l)lae!<,  varied  willi  green  and  blue;  head  hlaek,  oceipnt 
eui'li  side  with  a  y;\vvn  point  J*,  or  a  bluish  one   9  ;  prothorax 
Willi   the  posterior  lobe  short,  broader  in  the  middle,  rounded, 
liiinliy  elevated;  dorsum  of  the   thorax   I)rassy-brown,  each  side 
with  a-  narrow  f,n-een  stripe;  sides  f^reen,  a  line  beneath  l»hiek;  feet 
bliiek ;   Cemora  and  tiliiie  interiorly  and  the  tarsi  in  part  green  ; 
alalonien  brassy-blaek,  the  first  artieulations  steel  blue,  3—5  with 
a  medially  interrupted  yellow  ring  upon  the  base  of  each,  8  entirely 
blue,  i»_l()  sides  blue  J*  and  9  ;  aitpendages  short,  the  superior 
ones  oiituse,  with  a  i)roeess  interiorly,  beneath;  the  inferior  ap- 
pnidiiges  a  little  longer,  eylindrieal,  subareuated  ;  t!">  jmsterior 
margin  of  the  hist  segment  elcviited  in  the  middle,  sub-bifid  ;  the 
feiimle  has  an  aeiite  ventral  spine  upon  the  8th  segment;  wings 
hyiiliiie,  pterostigma  rhomboidal,  luteous,  the  anterior  ones  of  the 
male  black,  with  the  apex  whitish  ;  eight  posteubital  eross-nervules. 
9.     Var.  tiiiranliaca.     Ifead  green  in  front,  with  bluish  occi- 
pital points;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  orange,  abroad  brassy-browii 
striiie  upon  the  middle,  the  sides  dirty  green  ;  abdomen  brassy- 
bhick,  the  sides  dirty  green  ;  the  first  segment  orange,  the  second 
orange,  with  a  brassy-bhick  apical  spot;  the  third  to  tlie  fifth  with 
11  biisiil  yellow  ring  whieli  is  interrupted  in  the  middle;  the  follow- 
ing segments  are  brassy-black  ;  feet  pale,  with  nn  external  fuscous 
line. 

Length  31—34  millims.     Alar  expanse  31—40  raillim. 

J/<il>.  New  York;  [Maryland  (Uhler) ;  Washington  (Osten 
Sackcii);  Louisiana  (Sehaum) ;  Mexico  (Deppe) ;  Tampico 
(Saussurc) ;  Cuba  (Osteu  Sacken). 


■'[ir 


..iii 


'^:I1 


'I  i.l 


rl ';  i 


70 


NEUIlOPTEnA  OF  NORTFI  AMKIIIC.V. 


1  1 

i  I. 

;    1 

j 

iiluiw 

Tlio  colors  of  tlio  living  Insect  were  uiado  known  to  me  by 
Baron  Oston  Sackeu. 

4.  A.  tuberculatum. 

Af/riun  iHlirrrulatum  Solys,  Pocy  Ins.  Cuba,  4G7. 

IJIack-brasHy;  a  ronnrl  blue  point  upon  oach  side  of  tlio  occiput- 
posterior  lobe  of  the  prolhorax  produced  in  the  middle  ;  thorax 
yellowish-green,  in  front  bluek-brassy,  with  two  blue  stripes;  eij^hth 
Rcpment  of  the  ttlnlomen  blue,  the  tenth,  in  the  males,  tul)erenlated 
behind;  wiii-s  hyaline,  ptorosti^r,„a  rhomboidal,  fuscous;  i)tero- 
sU-ma  of  the  male  black  within.  (From  the  description  of  De 
Sclys  Lonp;champs  ) 

Long'th  35  millim.     Alar  expanse  3T  millim. 

JIdb.  Cuba  ;  Campcachy  ;  Cayenne. 

5.  A.  ramburll ! 

A<jrion  raniburii  Selys,  Voey  Ins.  Cuba,  4G8. 

Ilrassy-brown,  varied  with  green  and  blue;  head  each  side  with 
n  green  occipital  point;  i)ruthorax  with  the  posterior  lobe  small 
having  a  flat  tubercle  upon  the  middle,  in  the  female  broader ;' 
dorsum  of  the  thorax  brassy-brown,  each  side  with  a  narrow  green 
vitta;  the  sides  green,  with  a  medial  black  stripe  at  the  wings- 
feet  i.alc  exteriorly,  lineatcd  with  black  ;  abdomen  brassy-fusco"usi 
the  sides  green,  segments  3—0  with  a  yel(ow,  medially  interrupted,' 
basal  band,  segments  ,s_!)  blue,  with  a  hiack  stripe  each  side;' 
appendages  short,  superior  ones  thick,  triangular,  excavated  on 
the  inside  ;  inferior  ones  acute,  unguicnlated  ;  the  hist  abdominal 
Fcgment  with  the  i)ORtenor  margin  elevated  in  the  middle  iitid  bifid; 
wings  hyaline,  ptcrostigma  small,  rhomboidal,  in  the  anterior  wiiK^s 
of  the  male  black.  ° 

9  Either  thorax  reddish-yellow,  the  dorsum  of  the  thorax  with 
a  broad  brassy  stripe,  the  whole  of  the  abdominal  dorsum  brassy, 
fuscous;  or  pruinose,  black,  witli  the  apex  of  the  alidoininal  se-- 
ments  also  black.  ° 

Length  25—28  millim.     Alar  expanse  2'7— 30  millim. 

Ildb.  New  York;  Washington;  Dalton,  Ceorgia  (Osten 
Sacken);  Philadelphia;  Bergen  Hill,  New  .Jersey  (Guex.)  ;  St. 
Louis.  I  have  not  seen  the  specimens  of  Pc  Selys ;  he  notes 
them  to  be  from  :Nrartiniquc  ;  Campeachy ;  Yucatan  and  Vera 
Cruz;  are  they  different?  I  formerly  called  my  species  Jr/nw 
expertum  ! 


A  .iHON, 


7T 


0.  A.  posltum ! 
Aijfioii  puailum  Ilagon  1 

Mrassy-fuscous,  viiricd  with  ffroi-n  ;  head  brnssy-fuscoiis,  cacli 
si(l(!  with  au  occipital  jK-int  ^mvhi  (^),  or  bine  (9);  proihomx 
with  the  posterior  iolje  Himiii,  roiiiKleii  atul  |)roiiiicod  in  the  middle, 
dorsum  of  the  thorax  brnssy-i)ro\vn,  eaoli  side  unteriorly  with  n 
strii)e  and  at  the  wings  a  point  (forming  un  !  sign)  green,  sides 
yeilDwisIi-green,  with  a  blaeic  line  upon  the  middle;  feet  yellowish, 
tiie  femora,  and  the  tibial  exteriorly  black  ;  abdomen  l)rassy-fuscouH, 
sides  yeIlowish.green,the  brassy-fuscous  color  is  dilated  before  tho 
apex  of  tho  segments;  tho  incisures  black,  tho  first  green;  seg- 
meats  3—7  with  a  basal  yellow  lunule ;  the  dorsum  of  tho  last 
segment  has,  sometimes,  a  blue  prninose,  (piadrangnlar  spot,  tho 
l)osterior  margin  of  this  segment  is  elevated  in  the  middle,  and 
bifid;  appendages  short,  yellow,  the  superior  ones  lul)erculoso 
inlluted.  u  small  tooth,  exteriorly,  upon  the  middle,  tho  inferior 
ones  Hat,  recurved,  with  the  apex  black,  serrated;  the  tenth  seg- 
meat  in  the  female,  with  the  hind  nuirgin  yellow,  entire  ;  no  ventral 
spine;  the  appendages  short,  trigonal,  approximated,  yellow; 
wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  small,  rliomboidal,  fuscous,  surrounded 
with  pale.     7 — 1)  posteubital  cross-nervnles. 

Length  24— 2S  ndllim.     Alar  expanse  2.'}— 34  millim. 

J/(t[).   Savannah,  Dalton,  Georgia  ;  Washington  (Osten  Sjickcn). 

The  colors  of  the  living  insect  were  made  known  to  me  by  Baron 
Osten  Saeken.  The  male  (from  Dalton)  is  sometimes  snmller, 
having  5  i)ostcubital  cross-nervules ;  but  it  can  hardly  l)e  a  dis- 
tinct species.  The  adult  female  is  black,  pruinose,  with  the  apex 
of  the  segments  black-brassy. 

7.  A.  hastatum! 

AyrioH  /uisluta  Say,  Jonrn.  Acad.  I'liilad.  VIII,  38,  2.  Sulys  !  Poey  Ins. 
Culm,  470  (subg.  Anomai,A(U!1u.\).  Aijrlon  unumulum  Humli.!  Neii- 
ropt.  281,  31.  Aijrwn  veneriuotutnin  liuldeuian,  Proc.  Acad.  Pbilad. 
1844,  5.0. 

Brassy-green,  varied  with  orange  and  yellow;  head  brassy- 
green  in  front,  and  an  occipital  jioint  each  sido  orange  ;  protliorax 
with  the  jiosterior  lobe  somewhat  prtuiueedin  ..le  middle;  dorsum 
of  the  thorax  brassy-green,  each  side  with  a  narrow  yellow  stripe, 
sides  yellow,  superiorly  brassy-green,  iuferiorly  a  black  stripe  at 
the  wings;  feet  yellow,  apex  of  the  feniuru  with  a  black  stripe 


H  > 


78 


i      "^l' 


;  1 


wU^^ 


■    !  3 


NEUROPTEHA  OF  NORTU  AMEniCA. 


extcriorlr :  al)(lomen  yellow,  se<?meiits  1—2  dorsum  brassy-o-reen, 
3  and  6  with  a  very  iiar.-ow  dorsal  spot  before  the  apex,  4  and  5 
with  a  basal  acute  spot  and  an  apical  orbicular  one,  1  the  dorsum 
entirely,  and  the  eighth  with  a  quadrangular  basal  spot  Ijrassy- 
green.     (The  markings  in  the  younger  individuals  are  very  varia- 
ble; the  second  segment  has  the  dorsal  spot  incised  eaeh  side  before 
the  ai)ex,  3  with  the  dorsal  spot  interrupted,  1  with  the  basal  spot 
bilid,  8  and  the  following  ones  entirely  yellow  ;  sometimes  3—6 
have  a  basal  stripe,  and  the  apical  spot  almost  obsolete,  and  7— 
10  yellow.)     The  tenth  segment  has  a  long  process  upon  the  mid- 
dle, which  is  oblique,  cylindrical  and  bifid  at  the  apex ;  append- 
ages short,  yellow,  superior  ones  broader,  incurved,  broadly  bifid, 
inferior  ones  a  little  longer,  unguiculated ;  wings  ]iyaline,'ptero^ 
stigma  of  the  posterior  ones  rhomboidul  black,  of  the  ant-rior  ones 
very  singular,   larger,   rufous,   surrounded  with  yellow,  and  not 
attaining  to  the  costal  margin  ;  seven  postcubital  cross-nervules. 

9  Head  orange,  having  a  broad  brassy-green,  transverse  stripe ; 
posterior  lo.e  of  the  prothorax  produced  in  the  middle;  dorsum' 
of  the  thorax  orange,  with  a  broad  brassy-green  stripe  ;  sometimes 
a  black  humeral  line;  sides  yellowish  ;  feet  pale  yellow  ;  abaomen 
orange,  segment  C,  a  dorsal  line  dilated  at  the  apex,  Y— 9  dorsum 
brassy.fuscous,  9  having  a  yellow  middle  fascia  ;  posterior  margin 
of  10  entire;  ventral  sjjine  of  8  almost  absent;  appendages  short, 
trigonal,  thick,  yellow;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  of  each  of  the 
wings  regular,  yellowish. 

Vur.  9.  Brassy-black,  pruinose,  tliorax  and  abdomen  with  the 
sides  yellow;  the  feet  exteriorly  lineated  with  black. 
Length  23—27  millim.  Alar  expanse  23—30  millim. 
J/ab.  Indiana  (Say);  Maine  (Packard) ;  Mass.  (Scudder);  Ma- 
ryland (Uhler);  Bergen  Hill,  Xew  Jersey  (Guex.);  Savannah, 
Georgia  (Osten  Sacken);  Louisiana  (Schuum);  J'lorida  (Osteu 
Sacken,  Xorton);  Pennsylvania  (IIaldeman^;  Cuba;  Merida; 
Venezuela.     A  common  species. 

The  form  of  the  pterostignja  in  the  anterior  wings  of  the  male 
is  very  singular;  no  other  species  of  Odonata  have  the  pterostigma 
so  separated  from  the  costal  margin. 

6.  A.  c^preolus! 

Af/riol)  rajireolv^  lla,gen\ 

Brassy-black,  head  in  front,  and  an  occipital  point  each  side 


AGRION. 


TO 


prpon;  poskrior  nifirgin  of  the  protliorax,  with  the  middle  lobe 
small,  r')iirulod;  dorsum  of  the  Lhorax  black,  each  side  of  it  a  green 
stripe;  sides  green,  with  a  small  black  stripe  at  tlie  wings;  feet 
pale,  exteriorly,  in  part,  lincated  with  black ;  abroraen  very  slen- 
der, l)rassy-black,  the  sides  and  a  basal  annulus  upon  segments 
3_r,  y(!llowiHh .green;  apical  half  of  8,  and  <J  entirely  blue;  a 
stout  process  upon  the  margin  of  the  tenth  segment,  whicli  is  two- 
horned;  appendages  short,  superior  ones  black,  trigonal,  obtuse; 
inferior  ones  yellowish,  longer,  two-parted,  the  external  branch 
Iji-oadcr,  trigonal,  (he  internal  branch  longer,  cylindrical,  ungui- 
culatod,  strongly  recurved;  wings  hyaline;  pterostigma  small, 
yellow,  in  tlie  middle  fuscous.  Six  to  eight  postcuLital  cross- 
ncrvules.     ]\lale. 

Length  22  millims.     Alar  expanse  21  millim. 

Hob.   Porto  Kico,  Brazil. 

Almost  the  smallest  species  known. 

0.  A.  aduncum ! 

A(jrwi<  adnncum  Ilagen ! 

Black,  vari.-d  with  yellow;  head  black,  in  front  and  an  occipital 
spot  which  is  Liineiform,  each  side,  yellow;  posterior  margin  of 
the  |>rothorax  rounded;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  luteous,  with  a  broad 
medial,  black  stripe;  sides  luteous;  feet  luteous,  exteriorly  lineated 
with  black;  abdomen  very  slender,  bras;^y-hlack,  the  sides,  and  a 
l)a?al  ring,  which  is  excised  in  the  middle,  yellow,  upon  segments 
3—8;  9—10  blue  (J'),  or  9  at  the  sides  and  10  entirely  luteous 
(9);  appendages  very  short,  the  snperi  n-  ones  longer,  biparted, 
the  external  branch  cylindrical,  obtuse,  straight;  the  internal 
branch  sleiider,  curved  downwards;  the  inferior  appendages  obtuse, 
cmarginated  at  the  apex;  9  apex  of  the  tenth  segment  cleft;  the 
appendages  obtuse,  luteous;  eighth  segment  with  an  acute  ven- 
tral spine;  wings  hyaline;  pterostigma  small,  rhomboidal,.  luteous, 
fuscons  in  the  middle.     Nine  postcubital  cross-nervulos. 

Length  2G  millim.     Alar  expanse  2G  millim. 

Hub.   Cuba. 

.  0.  A.  discolor. 

Ai/rioii  discolor  Burra. !  Ilaiidb.  II,  Sl;i,  fi. 

Uniformly  testaceous,  or  with  the  dorsum  rosy,  or  brassy-black; 
thorax  two-striped  ;  pterostigma  pale.  Female."  (From  Burmeis- 
ter's  description.) 


m 


Pft-J;:!' 


J 


80 


NKimoi'TKItA  (ir  NORTH  AMICllICA. 


I'l'iinlh  lM;  iiiilliiii. 

//<i/>.   SuiKli  ('i,r„|ii,u  (/iinnicriiiii!!);  unknown  t 
H  IciMiilf  .'</ii(iii  .siniriiiiii  I'.iirrii.  '/ 

A.  ilorsair  S.'lys,  IN„.y  fhs.  Ciil.a  is  ixM-Iiaps  (liirorcnt. 


I)  nie;  is  it  not 


11.  A.  crodulum ! 


Ai/rioii  irnhihtiii  lla.itcli! 

.Hnissy  I'liscons;  licin!  in  IVont  iniil 
lie 


1)1 


till!  (Iioi'iix  linissv  I 


"  occi|iitiil  point  cacli  si(l{ 


I'oslcrior  iolu!  of  tiic  |.n»lii,,n..\  short,  ronn<!..(I-  d 


oi'.snnt  ol 


iiM'oiis,  ciuii  si(l(!  with  a  l)In('  stripe,  sides  lil 


II   line  ill  the  ini(hne  l.hiek  ;   (Vet  hinek    I 


lie, 


(il)iii'   exteriorly,   aiid   apex    of  tl 
rnscoiis,  I  he  sides  and  ii,  basal  r^ 


irsi 


■mora  within,  l)jise  of  tjio 
|»ale  ;    al)(h)iiien   hrnssy 


se,i;-iiieiil    S  eMiirely.   <)  liasc    only  liiii 


MifT  npon  sejrmcnts  ;{— (',  yell 


o\v; 


the  niiildl 
til 


i>;    se^nnent  H)   elevated    in 


''  >'l   III,!  niaro-in,  snh-l,ill.i;  appenda-es  short,  apex  of 


osnp.Tior  .Mu.s  arennted,  I.ipiiried;   the  interiial  hraneli  I 


il  tln>  apex    oliii(piely  trimealed,  tl 


oiiu'er, 


inlenor  appeiida,i;-es  a   little  loi 
pterostiiAiiia  of  the  anterior  oi 


II'  cxlernal   hraiieh  conieal  ;   11 


10 


posliM-KM-  u  iii-s  liiteons.     Kio-Jit  postenl.ilal 


iijcr,  nnunieulated;  winjrs  iiyalino 
H's  hlaek,  exteriorly  whilisli,  of  tl 


10 


siniihirlN  enldreii,  plerosti^iiiii  of  all 
cinieii  is  v,>ry  niiieji  nnitilaled.) 


eross-iierviiles.    Feinah' 


lio  \viiit;s  hileons.     ('I'l 


10  s 


1)0- 


y"r.   V.     Head    1 


ach 


irassy-nreen,   in   front  and 


side  oraiiov,  posterior  lolie  of  the  proih 


an  occipital   point 


tiiorax    (iraiiu-(\   d 


orax  siiort,  rounded 


I'l'siini   with   a    middle  1 


yellowish,   exieriorlv   I 


iiae 


il)d 


irassy--<-r(-en  stri 


louoiiien    I'rassv-i^'i 


pc;   iecL 


np«'n  the  l.:isal  •  e,i;iiien!s  and  the  second 


ocii,   sides,  a  riiii 


seiiinent  each  side  al  ba 


'•an-e  yelUv.     (The  apex  of  the  iibdmnen  is  destroyed.) 


so 


I-iMiu:ili  ;iii 


niillin 


Alar 


ll(il>.    Vn\v,\  (l\)ey);   St    Tl 

12.  A.  defixum ! 

Aqrioii  il.ii.fiini    ll;ii:(>u  ! 


expanse  i",l  inilliin. 


H'liias.      Allied  to  J^rion  ninili 


nirii. 


14. 


hlaek ;    head    in    front    and   a 


"   oeeipilal   |)oint  each 


lu'stenor  niar.uin  of  the  proihorax  short,  rounded;  d 
thorax  liiaek,  each  side  with  a 


side  jrreon 


stni'e  al    the  wing-s  black;   feel 
k,  side-,  and  a.  basal  annul 


orsnni  of  tlio 
nven,  a  small 


ireen  >tiipe;  sides 

ji'vcii,  exteriorly  black;  abdomen 

lis  upon  seu'iiicnts  ;;_(',  green    S— •) 

""r;;'"'rV.'.''"''  ^'''"''^^    '""'"'   ""■   '"^"-in  elevated  in  tho 


uiac 


niiddl 


(',  siili-liilid  ;  appendau- 


cs  sliori.  superior  ones  two-branched. 


AOIIION. 


81 


oxlonml  hrnnol.  conical,  .straight,  internal  branch  longer,  flat-  in- 
fennr  nncs  ..n,n,in,lalc.l,  lon^aw,  ohliquo,  recurve! ;  wino-.s  l.y.linc- 
]'tfn.^:li,'n,:t  o(  ti.c  anterior  ones  black,  exteriorly  white ;  of  ti,J 
posterior  w.n-s  Intoo.is  ;  seven  i)o,stcul,it«l  cros.s-nervule.s 

Leii^^tli  ;{()  i.iillim.     Ahir  expanse  30  millitn. 

Jlah.   Northern  Californiu. 

13.  A.  dentlcolle ! 

A<ifloii  ,/,Htic(,//,'  Biirni.  Handb.  11,  81'),  9, 

'^•"•l<  ;  I'oad  anteriorly,  and  an  occii.ital  point  each  side,  blue  • 
•narMH,  oi  the  prothorax  straight,  the  nmidh,  lobe  small,  narrow' 
ro.in.h.d;  dnrsnn,  of  the  thorax  brassy-hh.ck  (^),  or  each  Mo 
-^  '•■"o  st,.,pe  (9);  s.ues  bine,  or  with  an  anterior,  snperio 
•'■'Hv    spot  (?);   lect  pale,  femora   and    tibho    partly  black    or 
•""■"";'  -M'  <;Iack  (9);    al,don,en  (ei^ht  h.st  segments  of 'the 
nude  destroyed)  brassy-l,la,.k,  the  sides  and  a  basal   rin.  upon 
3-(.  yellowish,  8  bine,  !)  with  a  lar-^e  .lorsal   spot,  and  the  base 
covered  with  bine;  10  .lorsnm  medially  elevated,  plicated,  yellow 
Hppendn,!.a«s  short,  yellow;  eii^hth  sefrn.ent  with  no  ventral  spine  • 
w".i;-.s  hvMlme;  pterostif^nna  Inteons;  anterior  pterostignia  of  the 
mule  black;  ten  postcnbital  cross-nervnles. 
Length  21  inillim.     Alar  expanse  30  raillim. 
JldO.  Morctia,  Mexico  (Saussure). 

14.  A.  deraorsum ! 

Aijriim  ill iiiiirxHiii  Ilngon  1 

r.rassy-green  ;  head  in  front,  and  an  occipital  point,  blue  ;  pos- 
"•lor  ,uar,m,  of  the  prothorax   snndl,  rounded  ;    dorsum  of  the 
thorax  brassy.green,  each  side  of  it  a  blue  stripe  ;  sides  blue  ;  feet 
l'"U<    exteriorly  black;    abdomen    brassy-grcen,  the   sides   and  a 
basal  annulus,  on  segments  3-G,  yellowish,  segments  8-9  blue  • 
posterior  margin  of  10  with  a  narrow,  elevated  mhldic  process  the 
apex  bilul;  appendages  short,  superior  ones  fuscous,  Iwo-branc'hcd 
external  branch  conical,  straight,  the  internal  one  lon-er    flat  • 
n.lenor  appeiulages  yellow,  broadly  bifid,  the  branches  s'nreadin'^ 
apart,  nnguiculated,  the  apex  black;  the  upper  branch' longer" 
wings  hyaline  :  pterostigma  luteous,  anterior  oi.es  of  the  ^  bhiek' 
exteriorly  white ;    8-9  postcnbital  cross-nervulos.      (The  abdo^ 
men  ol  the  female  is  partly  destroyed.) 


^iii 


82  NEUUOl'TKRA  01'  NORTH  A5IKRICA. 

Longtli  27  inillini.     Ahir  expanse  30  luilliin. 
Hub.  Morotia,  Mexico  (Suussurc). 

15.  A.  verticale, 

Aijrion  rn-lirule  8jiy,  Jourii.  Auatl.  Pliilad.  VIII,  37,  L 

Obscure  blue,  soniewlmt  priiinose  ;  lieatl  ^rwn,  eaeli  side  with  a 
blue  oecipitnl  spot;  tlion.x  blue,  dorsum  with  a  ini(hlle  brassy 
stripe,  and  the  sides  with  a  l)iael<  line;  feet  deep  j,n-eei.,  femora 
exteriorly  black,  tibia>  with  an  exterior  black  line;  abdomen  brassy- 
green,  the  incisures  pale,  se-ments  !)_10  blue;  10  with  the  pos- 
terior middle  somewhat  elevated,  elevation  excised  (c^),  or  the 
segments  pruinose,  black  at  their  apex,  with  pale  incisures  (?); 
venter  pale  .uM'ecn,  with  a  middle  black  line;  wings  hyaline,  ptero- 
stignm  rhomboidal,  fuscous.     (From  the  description  of  Say.) 

Ijengih  25  millim. 

Jliih.   Indiana  (Say).     "Rare,     August." 

Unknown  to  me;  perhaps  it  is  A.  pusitaml 


16.  A.  exsulana ! 


.1 


'/'■'"/'  I  .tsiildii 


Ila 


gt'll ! 


niack  ;  head  blu 


e  m  troid 


each  side  with  a  cuneiform  bl 

rax  short,  rounded,  with  a  small  tuliercl 


(cf),  or  yellowish-green  (9);  occiput 
lie  spot ;  hind  margin  of  the  protho- 


is  larger  in  the  female  ;  d 


e  upon  tnc  middle,  which 


a  blue  stripe;  sides  blue,  will 
die  (J*);  or  green,  with  a  bli 
line 


orsum  of  the  thorax  black,  each  side  with 


icl 


black;  abdomen  brassy-I)lack,  the  sid 


1  a  narrow  black  line  upon  ihc  mid- 
middle  stripe  divided  by  a  yellow 

'uscous, 
with 


;  a  numeral  yellow  stripe  each  side,  margined  with  i 
and  with  the  sides  green  (?);  feet  pale,  exteriorly  lineated 


of  segments   2—G  bright  bl 


ue 


iiiaruin  e 


es  and  a  ring  upon  the  base 
segment   10  with  the  posterior 


evated  and  sul)excised  ;  appendages  black,  su] 


rounded   bilid,   the  inferior   i)raneh   1 


lorior  ones 


unguicnlated,  slender,  recurved 


fuscous,  sides  dirty  u:i' 


onger;    inferior  appendages 
<'r  (9)  donium  of  the  alxlomen 


whole   of  the  tenth   se 


ecu,  and  with  the  apex  of  the  ninth  and  tl 


iC 


gmcnt   blue;    the  api)e!u]ages  short;   the 


eigl.tli  snguicnt  hav-ng  a  long  ventral  spine  ;  wings  hyaline,  ptero- 
"■- "     ''""''«'^l'iUlack(cf),  orluteous(9)i  nine  post- 


^|p.al 


stigma 

cubital  cross-nervules 


I 


ength  33— 3(i  millim.     Alar  cxpauf.e  40  mill 


im. 


AGRION. 


88 


Tlah.  riiiladelphia;  Berkeby  Springs,  Ya.  (Osten  Snckcn); 
Tot'os  IJivcr,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  I'ope). 

The  colors  in  the  living  insect  were  communicated  to  me  by 
Baron  Osten  Sacken. 

17.  A.  prognatum ! 

Aijrum  pruyitalum  IlagenI 

Groen-hrassy,  varied  with  green  ;  liead  above  green-brassy,  the 
moutii  nnd  a  point  upon  eacli  side  of  the  occiput  bright  green  ; 
posterior  margin  of  the  i)rotliorax  very  sliort,  witli  a  small  tuber- 
cle upon  the  middle  ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  green-brassy,  each  side 
with  a  bright  green  stripe  ;  sides  green,  with  two  sliort  green-brassy 
stripes  at  the  wings  ;  feet  pale,  knees  exteriorly  lineated  with  black; 
abdomen  slender,  green-brassy,  the  sides,  and  a  basal  lunule  u])on 
segments  3—0,  green  ;  segment  9  entirely,  and  10  with  the  sides 
bhiish-grcen  ;  the  tenth  segment  has  an  elevated  process  upon  the 
middle  of  the  posterior  n.argip,  which  is  long,  cylindrical,  black, 
the  ajiex  yellow ;  superior  appendages  bifid,  the  exterior  branch 
long,  narrow,  laminated,  incurved  ;  the  inferior  branch  hardly 
shorter,  yellow,  curved  downwards;  the  Inferior  appendages  yel- 
low, unguiculated  ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  large,  rhomboidal, 
snow-white,  interiorly  brownish-black;  eight  postcubital  cross- 
uervules  (J* ). 

Length  35  millim.     Alar  expanse  36  millim. 
Jfdl}.  Jierkeley  Springs,  Ya.  (Osten  Sacken). 
The  colors  of  the  living  insect  were  made  known  to  me  by  Baron 
Osten  Sttcken. 


18,  A.  pollutum ! 

Ajritin  piilluium  llagen! 

]5rassy-fuscous;  head  l^rassy-fuscous,  in  front  and  a  cuneiform, 
occiiiital  spot  each  side  orange;  hind  margin  of  the  prothorax 
rouniled  ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  lii'assy-fuscous,  each  side  with  a 
brnad  orange  stripe;  sides  yellowish,  with  a  black  line  inferiorly; 
feet  yellowish,  knees  sublimateil  with  fuscous;  abdomen  long, 
slender,  brassy-fuscous;  sides  yellow,  lateral  margin 'yellow ;  seg- 
ments 2—0  with  a  basal  yellow  aiinulus  ;  9  entirely  and  lU  sides 
blue  (^),  or  the  apex  of  9  and  the  \\\w.  .f  10  blue  (9);  appen- 
dages, superioi-  ones  long,  with  the  apex  broader,  dolabriforra ; 


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the  inferior  ones  shorter,  unpjiiieuliited  ;  apex  of  the  tenth  sejrinent 
in  tlio  9  cleft;  the  appeuchiges  short;  eighth  segment  with  the 
ventral  spine  long ;  wings  hyaline,  pterosiigma  rhomboidal,  nar- 
row, fuscous  ;  ton  postcnl)ital  cross-nervules. 

Leiigtli  34  niillini.     Alar  expanse  34 — 38  niillim. 

IJ(il>.  Floridn,  (Osten  Sacken  ;  ^'ortou). 

19.  A.  sigiiatum ! 

AgrioH  siynalum  Hagen! 

Fuscous ;  head  in  front  and  a  cuneiform  occipital  spot  each  side 
yellow;  posterior  margin  of  the  jTolhorax  rounded;  dorsum  of 
the  thorax  each  side  with  a  broad  yellow  stripe  ;  sides  yellow,  with 
a  middle  black  line  ;  feet  yellow  ;  abdomen  long,  slender,  fuscous, 
the  sides,  segments  3—7  with  a  basal  annulus,  9  entirely  and  10  at 
the  sides,  yellow  ;  sM])crior  appendages  long,  straight,  subdolabri- 
form,  the  apex  not  broader,  at  the  extremity  of  the  apex  subin- 
curved,  black;  inferior  appendages  short,  black,  subincurved ; 
wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  rhomboidal,  fuscous,  ^  ;  ten  postcu- 
bital  cross-nervules. 

Length  35  millim.     Alar  expanse  3G  millim. 

Huh.  Georgia  (Abbot)  ;  Louisiana  (Schaum). 

20.  A.  coecum! 

Agrion  coecum  Ilagen! 

Black  ;  head  brassy-bhck,  with  a  blue  occipital  spot  each  side; 
posterior  margin  of  the  prothorax  each  side  sub-excised;  dorsum 
of  the  thorax  brassy-black,  each  side  with  a  rosy-blue  stripe  ;  sides 
rosy-blue,  with  a  black  stripe  inferiorly ;  feet  yellowish,  exteriorly 
black ;  abdomen  shorter,  slender,  black,  segments  1—3  rosy-blue, 
2  with  a  forked  line,  and  3  with  the  sides  and  apex  black,  S  and  9 
blue  ;  appendages  black,  superior  ones  long,  the  base  beneath  do- 
labriform,  the  apex  cylindrical;  the  inferior  ones  short,  approxi- 
mated cylindrical, recurved;  wings  hyaline, pterostigma  small,  rhom- 
boidal, black ;  female  paler,  abdomen  brassy-fuscous,  segments  3—1 
with  a  yellow  basal  annulus,  the  sides,  and  eighth  segment  almost 
entirely  blue,  the  ventral  spine  acute;  10—12  postcub'tal  cross- 
nervules.    Alale. 

Length  31  millim.     Alar  expense  3G  millim. 

Hah.  St.  Thomas;  Cuba.  (Osten  Sacken,  Poey.) 


AGRIOX. 


85 


Subgenus  Pyrrhoaoma  Charp. 
21.  A.  saucium ! 

Ajrioii  saucium  Burm.  I  Handb.  II,  819,  10. 

Red;  head  above  black  ^,  or  middle  blackisli-fuscons  ?  ;  pes- 
tcrioi-  lobe  of  the  i)rothomx  short,  the  middle  sub-depressod  ;  dor- 
sum of  the  thorax  black  ^ ,  or  red  ? ,  sides  yellowish-red  ;  feet  pale 
yellow  ;  abdomen  red  ;  the  seventh  segment  has  the  sides  at  apex 
black,  and  the  remaining  segments  are  entirely  black ;  9  apex  of 
the  seventh  segment  each  side  with  a  point,  and  8  and  9  are  en- 
tirely black;  appendages  short,  red,  the  superior  ones  depressed, 
(lat,  narrow,  subsinuated;  inferior  ones  a  little  longer,  luigiiicu- 
latod;  the  tenth  segment  1ms  the  middle  of  the  posterior  margin 
elevated,  excised;  appendages  of  the  female  short,  red,  trigonal; 
the  eighth  segment  with  a  lunger  ventral  spine;  wings  hyaline, 
ptcrostigma  rhomboidal,  fuscous;  11—8  postcubital  cross-uer- 
vules. 

Length  20—22  millim.     Alar  expanse  31—27  millim. 

Il"l>.  Washington,  Trenton  Falls  (Osten  Sacken);  .Afarvland. 
Tennsylvania  (Uhlor);  South  Carolina  (Zimmerman);  llliuois 
(Kennicott);  Maine  (Packard);  Mass.  (Scuddcr). 

22.  A.  salvnm ! 

A(jriou  salvum  Ilagen ! 

Red;  head  above  with  a  broad  brassy-green  stripe;  the  poste- 
rior lobe  of  the  prcthorax  broader,  rounded,  each  side  sub-excised ; 
dorsum  of  the  thorax  red,  upon  the  middle  a  broad  brassy-green 
stripe  excised  each  side  at  the  wings ;  sides  yellowish-red,  with 
a  superior  short  stripe  brassy-green  upon  the  middle;  feet  yellow- 
ish; abdomen  red,  venter  paler;  margin  of  the  tenth  segment  ex- 
cised in  the  middle;  apiiendages  short,  red;  superior  ones  cylindri- 
cal, straight,  acute  with  a  tooth  inferiorly  before  the  apex;  inferior 
ones  a  little  longer,  ungniculated,  subrecurvcd;  (?  apex  of  the 
abdomen  wanting;)  wings  hyaline,  ptcrostigma  rhomboidal,  fus- 
cous; 9 — 11  postcubital  cross-nervules. 

Length  28  millim.     Alar  expanse  31  millim. 

Hub.  Mexico  (Deppe). 


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NEUROPTERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


23.  A  vulneratum! 

Agrion  vuhnralum  Ilageii! 

Brassy-green,  varied  with  red;  head  brassy-green,  in  front  red; 
poster!^  lobe  of  the  prothorax  larger,  margined  with  yellow,  the 
sides  oblicji.ely  truncated;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  obscure  brassy- 
green,  each  side  with  a  narrow  sulphur-yellow  humeral  line;  sides 
suli)liur-yellow;  superiorly,  a  broad,  bifid,  brassy-green  stripe,  and 
two  lines,  the  second  one  interrupted,  black;  feet  reddish-yellow, 
femora  exteriorly  lineated  with  black;  abdomen  long,  red,  apex  of 
the  dorsum  infuscatcd,  or  (?)  blackish-fuscous;  appendages  short, 
red,  superior  ones  broad,  triangular,  flat,  incurved  at  the  ai)cx;' 
infcriur  ones  oblong,  broad,  the  apex  truncated;  segment  10  with 
the  margin  excised  in  the  middle;  appendages  of  the  female  short, 
broad,  yellow;  eighth  ventral  segment  with  no  spine;  wings  hya- 
line,  pterostigma  rhomboidal,  fuscous.  11  postcubital  cro°s-ner- 
vules. 

Var.    9  Dorsum  of  the  abdomen  fusco-aeneous,  with  a  broadly 
interrupted  yellow  ring  at  the  base  of  the  segments. 
Length  3.3  millim.     Alar  expanse  34  millim. 
I/ab.  Porto  Ilico(Moritz);  Cuba  (Poey);  Essequibo,  Guiana. 

24.  A.  doininicanum. 

A'jrioi,  dominicanum  Selys.    Pooy,  Ins.  Cuba,  466. 

Red ;  vertex,  occiput,  and  the  thorax  above  fusco-aeneous,  with 
four  pale  red  stripes;  the  sides  and  beneath  yellow;  feet  i)ale  red; 
wings  hyaline,  rather  broa<l,  pterostigma  sub-elongated,  fuscous.' 
(From  the  description  of  De  Selys  Longchamps.) 

Length  31  millim.     Alar  expanse  Zi  millim. 

Ifab.   Ilayti. 


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25.  A.  rufulum! 

Aijri'iii  rufulum  Ilagen  I 

Ruf^jus;  head  in  front  and  behind  yellowish;  hind  margin  of  the 
prothorax  rounded  ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  rufous,  sides  yellowish ; 
icct  yellow;  abdomen  rufous,  the  sides  and  venter  yellowish  (the 
apex  destroyed) ;  wings  hyaline,  veins  red,  pterostigma  rhomboidal, 
sanguineous.   ^.     11  postcubital  cross-nervulcs. 

Length  about  8T  millim.     Alar  expanse  38  millim. 

Jhib.  :N"orth  California. 


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81 


Subgenus  Agrloii  Charp. 

26.  A.  annexum! 

Aijridn  luiitixum  Ilagen! 

r.lack,  brassy;  lieiul  and  thorax  villous;  head  marked  with  blue- 
black  (cf ),  or  reddish-yellow  (?);  occiput  each  side  with  a  large 
spot,  which  is  serrated  posteriorly;  hind  lobe  of  the  prolhorax 
rounded,  subcxcised  on  each  side ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  black, 
brassy,  each  side  with  a  broad  bine  stripe  {^),  or  reddish-yellow; 
sides  blue,  or  reddish-yellow,  with  an  abrupt  black,  middle  line  ; 
feet  black,  femora  interiorly,  tibia)  exteriorly  {^)  or  base  exter- 
nally (9)  pale;  abdomen  {^)  blue,  the  first  segment  with  a  basal 
spot,  segment  2  with  an  orbicular,  pedunculated  apical  one,  3—5 
with  the  apical  half  anteriorly  hastated,  G— 7  almost  entirely,  and 
10  entirely  black-brassy ;  8  and  9  are  blue,  with  a  black  point  each 
side  on  the  middle;  margin  of  10  excised  in  the  middle;  append- 
ages short,  black,  superior  ones  cylindrical,  obtuse,  straight;  the 
inferior  ones  a  litlle  longer,  trigonal,  sul)unguicu!ated;  (y)  red- 
dish-yellow; segment  1  with  a  basal  spot,  2  with  a  dorsal  stripe, 
dilated  before  the  apex,  the  rest  with  the  dorsum  fusco-acneous ; 
3—8  have  each  side  a  triangular,  larger,  reddish-yellow  spot;  the 
margin  of  the  tenth  segment  cleft  in  the  middle;  ventral  spine  of 
segment  8  long,  acute;  appendages  short,  thick,  black;  wings  hy- 
aline, ptcrostigma  rhomboidal,  large,  fuscous;  fourteen  poslcubit'al 
cross-nervules. 

Length  35—3'!'  millim.     Alar  expanse  43—50  millim. 

Hah.   Sitka  (Eschscholz;  IJerlin  Museum). 

Allied  to  A.  cyathujerum  Charp.,  of  Europe. 


27.  A.  durum ! 

Aijrioii  durum  Ilagen ! 

Black-brassy,  head  and  thorax  villous;  {^)  marked  with  blue, 
or  (9)  with  yellowish-red;  allied  to  the  preceding  species,  but 
may  be  distinguished  from  it  by  the  occipital  spots  being  narrow, 
cuneiform,  not  posteriorly  serrated;  the  prothorax  has  the  posterior 
lobe  rounded,  not  subcxcised ;  the  dorsum  of  the  thorax  has  a 
middle  line,  which  is  blue  or  reddish-yellow:  the  feet  i)alc,  femora 
exteriorly  and  the  tibiie  interiorly  black,  tarsi  pale;  abdomen  {^), 
segments  3— G  uigro-aencous  at  the  apex,  longly  hastated ;  supe- 


1 

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NEirUOI'TKIlA  OP  NOUTII  AMKUK.'A. 


rior  ii|.|...ii(Im^^os  brond,  ...xoiiviitod  witl.iii,  willi  a  pule  t.il.crcic  1 


iicnlli 


)C- 


"•  iiiii'i'ior  ones  pule,  Imnlly  lt)ii<?(T,  aciilc;  or  (9)  .lorsal 
1)1111(1,!  ,.r  ll„>  sr-iiieiits,  fiisco-neiiooUH,  imiTowcr,  dilutod  before  tlio 
apex;  pten.sti-niii  oI.stMiiv,  that  of  the  males  blaek;  foiirlecii  post- 
oiibiliil  cross-iierviilcs. 

LeiiMtli  ;{7_42  iiiilliiii.     .Mar  expanse  44—50  iiiilliin. 
^  IMk  ]\rar3!aii(l(Uliloi-);  Louisiana  (Seliauin) ;  Florida  (Osten 
Siu'keii;   N'ortoii). 

28.  A.  civile! 

A(jrliiii  i-ivili  iriigoiit 

IMaek-brassy,  varied  with  bhie  (^),  or  green  (9);  head  and 
thorax  vdh.us;  liead  in  front  bhie,  oeeipnt  eaeh  siiK'  witli  ;mi  (.h)n- 
pited  blue  spot;  posterior  inarf^in  of  the  prothorax  n. muled,  en- 
tire; dorsMin  of  tlie  thorax  ni-ro-aeiieows,  eaeli  side  witli  a  broad 
blue  stripe  (^),  or  ureen  (?);  sides  blue  in  both  sexes;  beneath 
prumose;  feet  pale,  femora  and  tibia>  with  an  imperfeet,  external 
blaek  line;  abdomen  blue  (J^),  se-ment  1  with  a  small  basal  spot 
2  with  an  orbieiilMr  npienl  one,  3-5  with  an  aente  apieni  band' 
brassy-bliiek  ;    (1—7   brassy.])laek,   blue   at   base;    8— <)   blue;   10 
brnssy-blaelc,  the  mMi-ii.   broiidly  cxeised  ;  superior  appendn-cs 
blaek,  Ion-  divarieate.l,  l)i(ld,  with  a  i)ale  oval  tuborelc  set  between; 
inferior  appemhifres  short,  pale,  nn-nienlaled;  or  (  9  )  bine,  a  dor- 
sal larn-e,  laneeolated  spot,  dilated  before  the  apex  of  the  se'i-ments 
and  nut   attaininn:  the  l)ase  upon  seo^nients  4— T,  nigro-aeneous ; 
marijin  of  the  tenth  sejjjmeiit  eleft;  appendages  short,  thick,  lurid; 
ventnil  sj^ine  of  the  ei-hth  segment  ac.te;  wings  hyaline,' ptero- 
stignia  rhomboidal,  exteriorly  rounded,  blaek  {^),  or  luteous  (9)- 
eleven  posteubital  eross-nervules.  ' 

Leii.uth  ;!-2— ;55  millim.     Alar  expanse  37  millim.' 
/A/A.    New  York;  Maryland  (Uhler);  Washington  (Osten  Sack- 
en);  Texas  (Friedrieh);  I'eeos  lliver;  Matamoras,  ^Iexieo. 

The  e.)lors  of  the  living  inseet  were  nuule  known  to  me  bv  Harou 
Osten  iSaekeii, 

29.  A.  praevanim! 

A(p-ioii  pnu  varum  Ilagen! 

Blaek-l.rassy,  varied  with  blue  (^),  or  green  (9);  head  and 
thorax  villous;  very  elosely  allied  to  the  preceding  species;  dilfers 
in  having  the  posterior  margin  of  the  prothorax  each  side  e.xeiseJ; 


AdlllON. 


89 


(^)  alMloininal  R('j,'niont  2  lias  jin  orl)iciilnr  spot,  wliifli  is  siibacii- 
iiiiriiitc  ill  front,  tlic  sidi-s  soinc'tiiiios  liavo  a  line  Itrassy-Mnciv,  :i  has 
an  apical  siiot,  acinninatiMl  in  front,  4— fi  hrassy-l)lacli,  witji  tlic 
liasc  l.ino;  sniiorior  appeiiilajjics  Ijifid,  no  tu))or('lc  inserted  between; 
llic  MlKJoineii  of  tlie  female  is  nmrkeil  very  mueli  ]il<e  tliat  of  Af/ri'on 
civllr  (the  npex  is  tlcstro^'d);  dorsum  of  the  thorax  with  a  middle 
green  lino. 

Leiij^th  n2  inilliiii.     Alar  expanse  40  millim. 

Jl(il).  .Afexico  (Deppe);  female  from  Trnjos  del  Oro  (Saussure). 

UO.  A.  ebrium! 

Aijriiin  i/iriniit  Ilngeu! 

l>lack-l)rassy,  varied  with  blue;  head  and  thorax  villous ;  very 
closely  allied  to  J;/,  civile,  dillers  in  having  broader  occipital  spots, 
tlio  frniora  and  tibiio  exteriorly,  and  sometimes  the  whole  of  the 
tarsi  black;  the  abdomen  has  se<:  nt  0,  upon  the  apieal  half, 
marked  with  a  hastate,  blaek-brassy  spot,  the  superior  apjiendageR 
arc  bilid,  no  introduced  tubercle,  the  branches  eipial,  parallel  (in 
A.  virUe  divaricated);  inferior  appendages  straight,  the  apex  less 
acuminated;  eleven  posteubital  cross-uervulcs.     Male. 

liongth  29—31  millim.     Alar  expanse  30—40  millim. 

II(il>.  Chicago  (Osten  Sacken);  North  America  (Zimmerman); 
New  Orleans  (PleiU'er;  the  specimen  is  very  much  mutilated, 
doubtful). 

31.  A.  doiibledayl! 

A<jrii,n  ilindiLdaiji  Solys !  Kovuo  des  Oclonates,  200;  Poey!  Iiis.  Cuba, 

4(i!). 

Hlack-brassy,  varied  with  blue  (J*),  or  yellowish-green?  (?); 
head  brassy-black,  in  front  blue,  the  occipital  spots  sublinear;  pos- 
terior margin  of  the  prothorax  rounded;  dorsum  of  tlie  thorax 

:iss\'-black,  each  side  of  it  is  a  broad  blue  stripe,  sides  Ijlue,  a 
medial  linear  spot  at  the  wings;  feet  i)alo,  femora  and  tibiiu  exte- 
riorly liiioated  with  black;  abdomen  {^)  blue,  segment  1  with  a 
basal  quadrangular  spot,  segment  2  with  an  orbicular  apical  one, 
o— 5  with  an  apical  ring,  G  with  a  large  hastiform  spot,  and  7  and 
10  entirely  brassy-black,  8—0  entirely  blue;  margin  of  the  tenth 
segment  excised,  in  the  middle  somewhat  bituberculated;  superior 
appendages  black,  broad,  thick,  the  apex  excised,  with  a  pale 
tubercle  adjacent;  the  inferior  ones  pale,  acute,  oblique;  or  (9) 


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NEUnoiTEllA  OF  NOllTII  AMKIIICA. 


dorsum  of  tlio  iilxloiiioii  brussy-bliiek,  with  basal  ycllowisl,  lumilos 
upon  the  .soj-iiiuMts;  scKmcnt  8  with  an  acute  ventral  spine;  win^s 
liyalinc,  ptemsti^rina  rhomboidul,  small,  black,  or  (?)  fuseons:  ten 
l)0stciil)ita!  cniss-iierviilcs. 

Iion>j;tli  31  niillim.     ,Vlur  expanse  34  niillini 

Ilah.    Florida  (Xorton);    St.  .John's, JJlulF,'  Florida  (Douldc- 
day). 

32.  A.  blpunctulatum ! 

At/rion  In'jiiiiir/ulti/um  Ilngen I 

Black-brassy,  varied  with  blue;  head  black,  in  front  bhi..,  occipi. 
tal  spots  absent;  posterior  lobe  of  the  prothorax  broader,  ..ach  side 
rounded;  dorsu.n  of  the  thorax  brassy-black,  each  side  of  it  a  blue 
stnpe;  .si.h.s  bine,  with  a  black  mid.llc  line;  feet  pale,  femora  and 
ibne  with  an  cxiernal  line,  and  the  tarsi  entirely  black  ;  ahdon.en 
blue;  seginent  1  has  a  basal  spot,  2  has  an  apical  point  each  side 
3—0   at  the  apex,  7  almost  entirely  brassy-black,  S-lO  blue- 
jnarj^nn  of  the  last  segment  subexeised,  each  side  tuhercnlous,  a 
bdul  tubercle  upon  the  middle  inferiorly;  appendages  extremely 
short,  black,  sui.erior  ones  cylindrical,  inferior  ones  a  little  hm-a-r 
broader,  obtuse,  with  an  apical  tooth  superiorly;  wings  hyaline- 
pterostigma  small,  rhomboidal,  rufous;  eleven  postcubital  cross! 
ncrvules. 

Length  28  millim.     Alar  expanse  33  millim. 
Ilab.  Georgia  (Abbot). 

33.  A.  violaceum ! 

Aijrion  violaceum  Hagen ! 

Violaceous;  head  with  a  transverse  black  stripe  superiorly  a 
large  violaceous  occipital  spot  each  side;  posterior  mamin  of  the 
prothorax  rounded,  subexeised  in  the  middle;  dorsum  of  tl.e  thorax 
violet,  upon  the  middle  a  narrow  black  stripe;  sides  i.ale  violet  a 
bifid  stripe  above  at  the  wings  and  a  line  upon  the  middl.  hlnck  • 
feet  pale,  femora  exteriorly,  tibiae  interiorly  and  the  tarsi  niurelv 
black;  abdomen  (^)  violet,  segments  2  to  0  with  an  apical  .pot 
each  side,  and  7  almost  entirely  black;  margin  of  10  broadi-  ex- 
cised; pppcndagcs  short,  superior  ones  broad,  obtuse,  inferior'ones 
larger,  the  apex  sub-bifid;  or  (9)  yellowish-green,  segments  each 
side  with  ,>!.  ..p.cal  r^.'ipe  and  point,  and  7  almost  entirely  black; 


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91 


pepinotit  S  witli  no  ventral  spinr-;  winf,'^  liynlinc,  ptcroHtigma  rhom- 
loiiliil  fuscous;   11  —  If*  po.stciibilul  iTosH-ncrviilu^. 

Length  33 — 3fl  niillini.     Alar  cxpiiose  40 — 44  inilliin. 

Jlitb.  Maryland  (UIiIlt);  Mcrkelry  Springs,  Virginia;  WaHhing. 
ton  (Oston  Saclu-n);  IVcos  lUvcr,  W.  Texas  (Capt.  I'opo);  Massft- 
clnisetts  (SciiddtT);  Connoclicnt  (Norton);  New  York  (Kdwnrds); 
Illinois  (Koniiicolt);  }\iivi  .lersuy,  J'ennsylvania  (Uldcr). 

34.  A.  fontlura ! 

Aiir'nijiinltum  llpgen I 

IJriissy-bhifk;  liead  black,  mouth  and  nn  ocripitnl  spot  each  side 
Mac;  ])ost('rior  nnirgin  of  the  prolhorax  short,  snh-rec't ;  dorsum 
of  the  thorax  hiaek,  each  side  of  it  a  l)road  hlue  stripe;  sides  palc- 
bhie,  a  stripe  superiorly  and  a  line  upon  the  middle  blaek;  feet 
black,  femora  interiorly  and  til)i;e  exteriorly  pale;  abdomen  slender 
black,  sop'mcnts  4—7  with  an  interrupted,  pale  basal  ring,  dorsum 
of  '.)— 10  liliie,  10  with  a  medial  black  fascia,  the  hind  margin  ex- 
cised; appendages  short,  black,  suiierior  ones  renifurin,  liroken, 
compressed;  inferior  ones  larger,  broad,  excised;  wings  hyaline; 
pterostigma  rhomboidal  black. 

Fourteen  i)ostcubital  cross-nervules. 

^  (If.  Rosaceous  ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  each  side  with  a  broad 
rosy  stripe ;  sides  with  a  rosy  point  on  the  superior  stripe  at  the 
wings;  (9)  abdominal  segments  at  sides,  a  dorsal  line  upon  the 
middle  and  a  basal  ring  pale;  no  ventral  spine, 

licngth  30  millim.     Alar  expanse  42  nnllim, 

Hdb.  Berkeley  Springs,  Virginia  (Osten  Sackcn) ;  Georgia 
(Abbot);  the  variety  from  Florida  (Oslcn  Sackeu). 

35.  A.  apicale ! 

Aijrioii  (ijilciilis  Say,  Journ.  Acad.  I'liilail.  VIII,  40,  4, 

Ijlue;  head  with  a  transverse  black  stripe  above;  posterior  mar- 
gin of  the  prothorax  subrotund;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  blue,  the 
sutures  black;  sides  blue,  against  the  prothorax,  superiorly,  a 
(luadrangular  blaek  spot  (J");  feet  pale,  femora  exteriorly  and 
tiliiie  interiorly  black;  abdomen  brassy  fuscous,  a  narrow  dorsal 
line,  a  basal  annulus  to  the  segments  and  their  sides  pale;  dorsal 
surface  of  the  three  last  segments  blue  ((^),  or  brassy  fuscous  (9); 
appendages  small,  the  superior  ones  transverse,  with  a  middle  and 


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tk 


Ml:,. 


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internal  tooth;  inferior  ones  longer,  broad,  bifid;  mar-in  of  the 
tenth   segment  excised,  tuberculous;   appendages  of  tlie  female 
short,  obtuse;  margin  of  the  tenth  segment  cleft;  no  ventral  spine 
to  the  eighth  segment;  wings  hyaline,  ptcrostigma  rhomboidal 
tuscous  ;  fourteen  postcubital  cross-nervules. 

j;ength  30  millim.     Alar  expanse  43  millira. 

Ifah.    United    States,   "very  common"  (Say) ;    Washington; 
Berkeley  Springs,  Virginia  (Osten  Sacken). 

36.  A.  funebre ! 

Agrion  funebrc  Hagenl 

Yiolaceous ;  head  with  an  arcuated  fascia  above,  and  a  trans- 
verse occipital  streak  black  ;  margin  of  the  prothorax  behind,  upon 
the  middle  and  each  side  subtruncated  ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  vio- 
laceous, a  black  str-       upon  the  middle,  sides  pale  violaceous,  a 
stripe  superiorly,  either  divided  or  excised,  and  a  line  upon  the 
middle  black;  feet  pale,  femora  exteriorly,  tibiie  interiorly  and 
tarsi  black ;  abdomen  obscure  violaceous,  segment  2  each  side 
with  an  angulosc  line,  3  to  6  apex  or  a  spot  each  side,  or  entirely 
and  7  entirely  black,  8  fus.ous  at  base  (?),  the  following  ones  vio- 
laceous ;  appendages  short,  superior  ones  obtuse,  rounded  at  the 
apex  and  incurved;  inferior  ones  longer,  oblong,  the  apex  bifld 
ho  superior  branch  incurved;  wings  hyaline,  ptcrostigma  rhom^ 
boidal,  fuscous.    ^.     Fourteen  postcubital  cross-nervules. 

Length  40  millim.     Alar  expanse  51  millira. 

Hah    Mexico  (Deppe). 

It  is  allied  to  the  two  preceding  species. 

37.  A.  extraneum! 

Agrion  (.r/raiuum  Hagen!' 

Very  similar  to  the  preceding,  differs  by  having  the  liead  black 
above;  the  posterior  margin  of  the  prothorax  rounded;  dorsum 
of  the  abdomen  black;  margin  of  the  tenth  segment  excised  be- 
neath bituberculated  ;  superior  appendaj^os  broader,  emarginatcd, 
the  apex  not  incurved  ;  the  inferior  ones  bifid,  the  superior  branch 
very  much  recurved,  obliquely  truneaied.  ^. 

Length  35  millim.     Ak/  expanse  42  millim. 

Hub.  Tampico,  Mexico  (Saussure). 


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98 


38.  A.  calidum! 


Ajri 


didaiii  Ilagen! 


Very  muoli  like  the  preccdinfr,  differs  in  Laving  ilio  dorsum  of 
the  thorax  blaelv,  each  side  a  broad  violaceous  Glnpe;  sides  pale, 
a  broad  stripe  above,  and  an  abrupt  line  upon  the  middle  black; 
feet  almost  entirely  black ;  abdomen  black,  segments  9— 10  blue 
above,  margin  of  segment  10  less  excised;  superior  appendages 
reniforni,  the  internal  tooth  longer;  inferior  ones  oblong,  broad, 
the  apex  excised  ;  wings  hyaline  sub-infumated,  pterostigraa  larger, 
black.     Fifteen  postcubital  cross-nervules. 

?  IFciid  lutpous(?),  a  stripe  superiorly  and  a  post-occipital 
streak  blaciv ;  margin  of  the  prothorax  behind  sub-excised  in  the 
middle  and  each  side,  the  thoracic  process  on  each  side  laminated, 
oblong,  curved  exteriorly;  dorsum  of  the  thorox  luteous(?),  with 
a  black  stripe  in  the  middle,  sides  luteous,  with  a  black  humeral 
line,  dilated  anteriorly;  feet  pale,  the  femora  exteriorly,  the 
tibia)  interiorly  and  the  tarsi  black;  audomen  luteou.,  (?),  seg- 
ment 2  each  side,  with  an  ante-apical  spot,  and  3 — T  upon  the 
apex  black;  dorsum  of  10  a'.raost  entirely  cleft ;  appendages  short, 
luteous;  no  ventral  spine;  wings  sub-infumated,  pterostiguui  large, 
rufous. 

Length  31—40  millim.     Alar  expanse  46 — 50  millim. 

II(tb,  Tampico,  Mexico  (Saussure)  ;  California. 

I  saw  a  male  taken  at  the  same  place  (Tampico),  allied  to  this 
species,  but  the  epistoma  was  brassy-green,  the  sides  of  tiie  thorax 
had  no  middle  black  line  ;  the  appendages  destroyed.  Is  it  a  dis- 
tinct species?  The  male  from  California  is  without  head  and 
app  .'udages,  and  is,  as  yet,  doubtful. 

39.  A.  immundiun! 

Arjrion  iiiiiitundum  Ilagen ! 

Most  like  A.  dpicale,  but  differs  in  the  color,  being  luteous,  per- 
haps rosaeeous;  dorsum  cf  the  thorax  with  a  miihllc  Idack  stripe; 
a  humeral  black  line,  which  is  cleft  at  the  wings;  abdomen  ob- 
scure luteous,  segment  2  with  a  spot  each  side  before  the  apex, 
the  apex  of  3— (5,  and  7  entirely  black,  the  following  ones  blue 
(cT)  or  luteous;  segments  2—1  each  side  with  a  black  streak,  the 
following  ones  blue  (9);  superior  appendages  obtuse,  excised  at 
the  a[)ex  ;  the  inferior  ones  broad,  sub-bilid  at  the  apex,  the  supe- 


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NEIJROPTERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


nor  brnneli  conical,  recnrved  ;  tenth  segment  of  tlie  female  almost 
entirely  cleft;  tlie  appendages  short,  luteons ;  no  ventral  spine- 
wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  rhoinhoidal,  fuscous;  fourteen  postcu^ 
bital  cross  iiervules. 

Length  Si]  millini.     Alar  expanse  44  raillim. 

Hub.  Tampico,  Mexico  (Saussure). 

40.  A.  sedulum! 

Ayriiiii  •.cdulum  Hagen  ! 

Black;  liead  blue  above;   posterior  margin  of  the  prothorax 
sub-rect;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  black,  each  side  a  blue  strip- 
sides  blue,  superiorly  with  a  black  fasc'a,  which  is  biserrated  below,' 
and  a  black  line  upon  the  middle  ;  feet  pale,  femora  exteriorly  and 
the  tibiae  within  black  ;  abdomen  black,  segments  2  to  7  with  a 
dorsal  blue  spot  at  base,  the  following  ones  entirely  blue  ;  append- 
ages black,  short,  superior  ones  cylindrical,  straight,  obtuse,  with 
an  ante-apical    tooth    beneath;    inferior   ones   longer,   bifid,   the 
branches  divaric  ned,  recurved  beneath  ;  margin  of  the  tenth  seg- 
ment  elevutcd  in  the  middle,  excised  ;  wings  hvaline,  pterostigma 
rhomboidal,  brownish-black.   ^.     Thirteen  postcubital  cross-ner- 
vules. 

Length  34  millim.     Alar  expanse  38  millim. 
I/ao.  JJcrkclcy  Springs,  Virginia  (Osten  Sacken);  Pecos  River 
Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope).  ' 

The  colors  of  the  living  insect  were  communicated  to  me  by 
Barm  Osten  Sacken. 

41.  A.  moestum! 

Ayriuii  iiuieslum  Hagen ! 

Fuscous;  head  blue  in  front;  posterior  margin  of  tlie  prothorax 
subrect ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  fuscous,  each  side  with  a  broad 
blue  strii.e(?) ;  sides  brassy-fuscous,  with  an  obscure  blue  middle 
stnpe(?;;  feet  luteous,  femora  exteriorly  and  tibiie  interiorly 
brassy-fuscous;  abdomen  brassy-fuscous,  segments  3—7  with  a 
basal  blue  Uinule ;  segment  10  margin  excised  in  the  middle; 
appendages  extremely  short,  the  superior  ones  obtuse,  incurved  at 
the  apex,  the  inferior  ones  broad,  truncated  at  the  ai)ex,  hardly 
sinuated. 

?   Tale  green  ;  head  with  a  post-occipital  fuscous  streak  ;  pos- 
terior margin  of  the  prothorax  subrect,  each  side  with  a  bra:isy. 


AQRION. 


95 


fuscous  point ;  the  process  upon  the  thorax,  near  eacli  side,  lami- 
nated, oblong,  short,  rounded;  thorax  pale  green,  a  dorsal,  fuscous, 
middle  line;  feet  pale  green,  the  femora  sublineated  with  fuscous; 
abdomen  pale  green,  segments  3—7  each  side,  with  a  lateral  fus- 
cous streak;  appendages  short,  pale;  the  wings  hyaline,  ptero- 
stigma  rhomboidal,  black  (J),ov  luteous  (9).  Fifteen  postcubi- 
tal  cross-nervules. 

Length  43—45  millim.     Alar  expanse  50—56  millini. 

Jfab.  Pecos  River,  Western  Texas,  July  (Capt.  Pope). 

42.  A. lugens ! 

A(jri(iii  hujtns  Hagen ! 

Lutcons;  head  above  with  an  arcuated,  angniose  line,  and  a 
postoecipital  fascia  blackish-brown  ;  posterior  margin  of  the  pro- 
thorax  subrotund,  each  side  with  an  arcuated  black  spot ;  process 
of  the  thorax  near  each  side,  laminated,  small,  narrow,  curved  out- 
wards ;  thorax  luteous,  a  dorsal  middle  streak  and  two  narrow 
stripes  each  side,  fuscous;  sides  luteous,  above  with  a  broadly 
divided  stripe,  upon  the  middle  at  the  wings  an  abrupt  streak,  and 
a  line  beneath  black  ;  feet  luteous,  femora  exteriorly  and  tibsB 
interiorly  subfuscous;  abdon.c-n  thick,  luteous,  a  broad  stripe  each 
side,  confluent  together  at  the  apices  of  the  segments,  blackish- 
brown,  the  last  segment  cleft ;  appendages  short,  luteous;  wings 
hyaline,  pterostigma  larger,  rhomboidal,  fuscous,  luteous  in  the 
middle;  sixteen  postcubital  ci'oss-nervules.   (9.) 

Length  50  nnllim.     Alar  expanse  G7  millim. 

Hab.   Mexico  (Muhlenpford;  Berlin  Museum). 

It  belongs  to  the  genus  Hyponeura  Selys,  which  is  distin- 
guished by  the  postcostal  space  being  multi-ureolate. 

43.  A.  lacrimans ! 

Aijrinn  hirriinaiis  Hagen! 

Luteous;  head  luteous,  above  with  spots  in  the  middle,  and  a 
postoecipital  streak  black  ;  posterior  margin  of  the  prothorax 
short,  Ijroadly  bi-emarginated,  and  with  a  geminate  black  spot ; 
laminated  process  near  each  side  of  the  thorax  broadened  at  the 
apex  and  curved  inwards;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  luteous,  a  black 
stripe  on  the  middle;  sides  luteous,  a  humeral  line  dilated  ante- 
riorly, and  a  middle  line  black  ;  feet  luteous,  exteriorly  and  tarsi 
brownish-blaek  ;  abdomen  luteous,  a  broad,  black  striiie  each  side, 


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NEUROPTEUA  OF  NORTH  AMKIUCA. 


H'lit  to.ui.tlicr  at  tlio  a])ifcs  of  tlic  segments  (apex  ileslroyeil); 


wings  liyiiliiic,  iiffro.sligmiirlioinboidul,  luteo-fuse 
ciihiliil  cross-iicrviilcs.   (9.) 


oils;  sixteen  posl- 


Leiigtli  ahuiil  15  niilliin.     A] 


JIab.   Conlovn,  Mexico  (Sau.ssure). 
44.  A.  putrldum ! 


nr  expanse  50  niilliin. 


A(jri(iii  pulriihim  llagon  I 


F 


tl 


iscons;  liead  fuscous,  in  front  Inteous  ;  posterior  margin  of 


e  l>n)lliuriix  suhreet :  dorsum  of  the  thorax  hit 


stripe  upon  the  middle;  sides  1 


eons. 


u  fi 


iseous 


is 


exeised  at  the  wings,  and  a  line  upon  the  middl 


uteoiis;  ii  strijjo  superiorly,  which 


feet  1 


in 


iiteoiis,  femora  exteriorly  and  til)ia!  interiorly  f 


en  bhu'lv,  segments  3—1  earh  sid 


0  blaeliish-lirown; 
'iiscous  ;  al)do- 


tliorax,  and  apex  of  the  abdomen  pruinose 


e  with  ai)ale  basal  liiimie;  head. 


segment  exeised  in  the  niiddh 


obt 


use,  an    ante-apical   tooth    beneath,   the   inf 


margin  of  the  tenth 
appendages  sliort,  superior  ones 


broad,  trnicated  at  the  apex.      ?  pal 


erior   an 


pend 


iires 


occipital  black  streak;  posterior  margin  of  the  orotl 
each  s 
the  tl 


e  green  ;  head  with  a  ]»ost- 


prothorax  straight, 


iile  wilh  a  black  spot;  laminated  process  near  each  side  of 
)rax  small,  straight,  rounded  ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  oreen 


a  black  line  upon  the  middle;  sides  --re 


middle;  feet  i)aler;  abdomen 


bl 


ick  line 


:inia 


en,  a  black  line  in  the 
reeii,  each  side  with  an  interrupted 
ipex  of  the  tenth  segment  excised;  appendaues  short; 
wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  rhomboidal,  black  (J),  or  lutcous  (9); 
fourteen  postciibital  cross-nerviilos. 

Length  K)  niilliin.     Alar  expanse  48  millim. 
Jluh.  Wisconsin  Kiver  (Kennicott);  IJerkeley  Springs,  Yir. 
(Osten  Sac'icn);  .Alaryland  (Uhlcr). 

45.  A.  cupreum ! 

Aijnoii  i-iipn  urn  Ilagen  ! 

Coppery-purple;  head  cupreous ;  posterior  margin  of  the  pro- 
thorax  ronmlcd;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  cupreous,  the  middle  carina 
l)hick;  sulos  pale,  above  coppery;  Icet  black,  tibiie  pale  exteriorly; 
abdomen  black,  segment  2  fusco-aeneous,  4-8  with  a  basal  blue 
annulus,  D-IO  entirely  blue;  margin  of  10  excised,  bitul.erculated 
beneath;  appendages  black,  the  superior  ones  flat,  subelon-ated 
triangular,  biiid  at  the  apex,  the  interior  branch  subineurved  ;  the 
inferior  ones  longer,  the  apex  broader,  excised.     The  eighth  se-- 


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men  IS  somctimos  all  M„o  ^.  Specimens  from  Yoncznela  arc 
smaller  but  ardly  distinct;  their  females  have  tl.c  l.oad  „X 
end,  sHlc  w.  h  a  lutoons,  occipital  point ;  l.in.l  margin  of  the  pro- 
orax  s  ,1.  ly  ,s,n„ated  ;  laminated  process  near  cLh  side  of  tl^ 
tI.on.x  short  curved  inwnrds;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  Intoons  a 
;"l-ous  stnpe  n^nn  the  n.iddle  ;  sides  yellowi.sh-.reen,  with' a 
Z    .Id'^J  rV-*^'''"""  yellowish-green,  each  sidJwi.h  an 

bl.u.k  (^),  or  luteons  (?);  fifteen  postcnbital  cross-nervules 
length  40     33  nn-Ilim.     A,,  expanse  48-40  ndllim 
7M>.  Cordova,  Mexico  (Saussure);  Venezuela  (Appun). 

46.  A.  aspersum! 

-lack,  varied  with  blue;  head  black,  in  front  and  an  occipital 
pent  each  sKc  blue;  posterior  margin  of  the  prothorav  sub 
exe.sed  eachs.de;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  black,  each  side  with  a 
1;  oadb  ue  slnpe  ;  sides  blue;  feet  pale  blue,  femora  exteriorlv 
'-;  nter.orly  and  tarsi  almost  entirely  black ;  abdomen  black' 
e  sules  ..e ;  segment  1  blue,  with  a  .pmdrangular,  basal,  black 
pot,  2  blue,  wuh  an  apical,  pyriform,  black  sj.ot;  3  blue,  with  a 

^^l.olo  of  8  and  9,  and  10  with  a  large  ovate  epot  each  sid 
'.Iuo;_marg,u  of  the  tenth  segment  subexcisod;  appendages  black 
^upenor  ones  long,  straight,  cylindrical,  the  apex  subincurved' 
^y.th  a  basa  process  beneath,  which  is  large,  laminated;  the  infe- 
r.or  appendages  arc  short,  trigonal,  the  apex  acute,  an-ved  in- 
wards ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  small,  rhomboidal,  black  • 
avelve  posteubital  cross-nervules.    (^.)  ' 

Length  35-30  millim.     Alar  expanse  40-3G  raillim 

.o(^!'/?'?'^'  ^'''^'''  ""^'  ^^'^^^J^^-««y(«uex);  Chicago 
(Usten  teackcn).  ° 

47.  A.  fumipenne  t 

rusco-acncons ;  head  in  front,  and  an  occipital  spot  each  side 
'l"e(.);  posterior  margin  cf  the  prothorax  rounded,  cad.  side  sub-     ' 
truncated;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  blue(?),  a  narrow,  fusco-aeneons 
stnne  upon  the  middle:  sides  bluc(?)  above  fusco-aeueous,  a  black 


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NEUROII'ERA  OP  NOUTII  AMERICA. 


k 


line  in  the  middle;  foniorn  within  and  tibiii;  witliout  jxUc;  iibdo- 
mcu  fusco-aeiiooiis,  margin  of  tlic  tentli  segment  excised,  beneath 
bitnborcukited;  snperior  appendages  sliort,  obtuse,  arcuated,  infe- 
rior ones  broader,  the  apex  suli  liifid;  or  (?)  fuscous,  the  apex  of 
the  segments  bhick,  a  blue(?)  annulus  at  their  base;  no  ventral 
spine;  wings  fuscous,  pterostigma  rhond)oidal,  fuscous;  sixteen 
postcubital  cross-nervules. 

Lengtli  30  millim.     Alar  expanse  38—45  millira. 

I/((b.  Kentucky;  Florida  (Osten  Sacken), 

Kirby,  Fauna  Bor.  Amer.  p.  252,  thsicnhas  Jffno7i  puclla  Linn, 
as  having  been  taken  in  North  America,  hit.  05"^ ;  perhaps  it  is 
another  species  which  is  inextricable.  The  varieties  captured, 
which  he  describes,  are : — 

Var.  1).  Sea-green ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  black,  with  a  green 
stripe  each  side;  abdomen  black,  the  base  green,  inscribed  with 
black  ;  feet  black,  beneath  pale  green ;  the  pterostigma  black,  en- 
vironed with  pale.     (Certainly  a  female.) 

Var.  C.  Dorsum  of  the  thorax  black,  each  side  with  a  whitish 
stripe  ;  feet  black ;  pterostigma  black.  (From  the  description  of 
Kirby.) 

Tribe  II.  AESCIIiVINA. 

TVings  unequal ;  triangles  of  all  the  wings  of  the  same  form ; 
genital  organs  of  the  male  having  the  anterior  hamnle  connate; 
the  penis  and  vesicle  conjoined;  genital  organs  of  the  female  vagi- 
nated  or  exposed. 

Sub-Fam.  IIT.  GOlMPnTNA. 

Eyes  distant  or  sub-distant;  head  transverse;  wings  unequal, 
the  posterior  ones  broader ;  the  triangle  short ;  genital  organs  of 
the  female  exposed. 

Division  I.   Labium  entire. 
GOMPHUS  LE.vcir. 
Triangles  of  all  the  wings  with  no  transverse  veins. 

Subgenus  Erpetogoiiiiiliiis  Selys. 

The  abdomen  blackish,  with  broad,  hastiform,  dorsal  yellow 
spots ;  the  feet  short ;  penis  with  no  tooth  beneath. 


I 


OOMPIIUS. 


99 


1.  G.  composltua! 

2.     Selys,  Addit.  Synops.  10,  21.  '  ^         '  ^^' 

rale  yellow;  head  pale,  between  the  eves  blnnk  •  fl,... 
dorsnn.  with  tn.  broad,  approximated  ^:;:;    '^n^^^,^;^:' 
ml  o„o  eaeh  sule,  a  little  inonn-ed,  black;  the  sides  brigl  t    '^^ 
each  sKle  wU,.  obli.uo,  blacK  lines;  the  spaee  between  Ue  s    oTd 
and  t.,,.ne  pale;  feet  yellow,  having  a  blaek  line  extc.    r      the 
tars,  black;  abdomen  black,  the  second  seo-monf  nf    .;°"^';'^° 

^">U  tl,c  cghll,  each  ri,lc  of  l,„.e,  „„J  ,l,c  f„„„„,„g  fL"°     1 
ale  yellow  „p„e,„l„gc.  j-cllow,  valvar  scale  .short,  divi,  5s 

ll,,,tcc„  a„tecub,.al  coss-aevvate.     8-0  postcubital  cross.„e 'v! 
^^,I-c,,sa  46„iUi..     Ala,,  expanse  62  „,il|i„.     p,e,,,ii,„,  g, 

//"«.  Pecos  River,  Wester,,  Texas  (Capt.  I'ope). 
2.  G.  designatus ! 

Erp,,u.j,„ui,hu.  chsi.,natus  Ilag.l  Monog.  GompL.  401  IG  ter-  ,.1   w  r     ■, 
Selys,  Addit.  Syuops.  10,  20'  bis.  '  ^       ""'  '^S'  ^• 

Yellow;  head  pale  yellow;  thorax  yellow,  tlie  dor.um  ^vith  two 
subcont.guous  stripes,  which  are  broader    n  front    a.?d       otW 
shorter,  obli.ne  one  eaeh  side,  fnscous;  the  sides  "ale      ifh       e" 
very  narrow  fuscous  lines,  the  middle  one  interrupted ;  C  ye  W 
emora  and  t.b,.  with  an  external  streak,  and  the  tar     ent  ^r; 

c.n.ents  2  to  7  with  a  large,  dorsal,  hastiform  yellow  spot        the 
e  .ales  the  s.des  are  interrupted  with  pale;  the  males' Le    , 
our  last  segments  subdilated,  yellow,  obsoletely  varied  with  f 
cous;  the  superior  appendages  contiguous,  straight,  the  api       La  f 
narrowed   acute  the  inferior  one  narrow,  bifid,  har  ly  shorte   th an 
the  superiors,  the  apex  recurved,  obtuse;  vulvar  lamina     ith  a 
small  tnang  e  each  side;  wings  hyaline,  their  extreme  ba  es     ^  s! 
ent,  pteros  ,gma  large,  dilated,  black;  thirteen  antecubitals-  8 
10  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets  ' 

stiJ;:,;;f ;  ^  """-■  ^'-  ->-'- ««-«« ■»""-  ^.-0. 

Ilah.  rccoslliver,  W."sit€rn;TeK?is<C'a|)t  >:'o-.,e^,. 


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NEUROPTERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


3.  G.  boa. 

Erpclognmphus  baa  Solya  I  Addit.  Synojts.  11,  21  quart. 

Yellow  ;  head  yellow  ;  thonix  yellow,  varied  with  obscure  fus- 
cous ;  femora  yellow,  externally  with  a  fuscous  fascia,  tiljia'  fus- 
cous, or  yellow,  with  the  outside  black,  the  four  anterior  tarsi 
browuioh-bhick;  abdomen  yellowish;  superior  ai)i)enda<,a's  inflated 
at  base,  an  obtuse  tooth  above;  their  apex  curved  inwards,  obtuse, 
villous;  the  inferior  one  bifid,  shorter;  the  vulvar  lamina  excised; 
wings  hyaline;  pterostigma  i)ale  fuscous.  (From  the  description 
of  De  Selys  Longchamps.)     Male. 

Length  47  millim.     Alar  expanse  Ci) — 12  millim. 

Hub.  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico. 

4.  G.  cophlas  I 

Erpctogomplnis  cophlas  Selys!   llonog.  OompL.  72,  17;   pi.  iv,  fii.'.  6, 
Selys,  Addit.  Synops.  11,  21  quint. 

Yellow;  head  yellow,  between  the  ocelli  fuscous;  thorax  yellow, 
dorsum  having  an  obsolete,  humeral,  rufous  stripe  ;  iu)domen  yel- 
low, segments  4—9  each  side  blackish-fuscous;  segment  10  witJi 
two  basal,  black  spots;  femora  yellow,  with  a  black  fascia  exter- 
nally, tibia)  and  tarsi  black ;  superior  appendages  inflated  at  base, 
with  a  basal  tooth  beneath;  at  the  ajiex  they  are  obtuse;  the  infe- 
rior one  bifid,  shorter ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  pale  fuscous ; 
vulvar  lamina  short,  each  side  orbicular. 

Length  47  millim.  Alar  expanse  G4  millim.  Ttcrostigraa  3 
millim. 

Hah.  Mexico;  Trojes  del  Oro  (Saussure). 

5.  G.  elaps ! 

Erpito'f.mphvi  flaps  Solys !  Monop.  Gompli.  70,  IG ;  pi.  iv,  fig.  4.    Selys, 
Addit.  Syuops.  12,  21  soxt. 

Yellow;  head  yellow,  between  the  ocelli  fuscous;  thorax  yellow, 
dorsum  each  side  with  an  obsolete,  humeral,  rufous  vestige  ;  femora 
yellow,  externally  with  a  black  fascia,  tibia)  and  tarsi  black  ;  abdo- 
men slender,  yellowish,  before  the  apex  dilated,  the  second  segment 
each  side,  lineated  with  black,  and  with  a  trilobed,  dors;  1,  yellow 
spot;  segments  3— fi  blackish,  with  a  yellow,  basal  ring,  or  yellow 
with  an  apical  black  ring  (tencral),  segment  7  yellow,  or  sometimes 
fuscous  behind,  segments  8—10  fuscous,  obscurely  varied  with 
black ;  suvicrior  i-pppuoaoes  cautigiiQua, 'not  inflated  at  base,  the 


OOMI'IIUS. 


101 


iipcx  obtiiso,  subincnrvcd  ;  tlic  inferior  ono  bifid,  onc-linlf  sliortcr 
than  llio  superior ;  wings  liynline,  pterostigma  fuscous  or  fulvous. 
iMide. 

Twelve  antcciibitals  ;  8—9  postciibituls  ;  two  discoidal  arcolcts. 

Length  41  millirn.  Alar  expanse '54  niillim.  I'terostiguia  3 
inillini. 

Hub.  Atlihuazaii,  Mexico  (Saiissure). 

G.  G.  crotalinus ! 

IJrpeloi/omjJins  crotnlinm  Hag.!  Monog.  Gomph.  72,  IS  ;  pi.  W,  fig.  5. 
Sflys,  Synops.  21,  21. —  OjihioijomjJni^  lui.uctricsii  Selysl  Synoiis.  20, 
20. 

Greenish-yellow;  beau  and  thorax  greenish-yellow;  feet  yellow, 
exteriorly  lineated  with  black,  tarsi  black;  abdomen  slender,  be- 
fore the  apex  dilated,  greenish-yellow,  with  a  black  stripe  each 
side ;  superior  apiiendages  straight,  contiguous,  inflated  at  base, 
the  apex  acute ;  the  inferior  one  bifid,  the  apex  incurved,  acute  ; 
vulvar  lamina  excised;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  yellow,  sur- 
rounded by  black  nervures. 

Eleven  antecubitals ;  S— 0  postcubitals  ;  two  discoidal  areolets. 
41)  millirn.    Alar  expanse  GG  millim.     Pterostigma 


Length  45- 


3i  millim. 

Ilal).    Mexico;  Brazil. 

G.  menctriesii,  from  Brazil,  very  likely,  does  not  differ  from  this 
species ;  but  the  typical  specimen  being  destroyed,  other  speci- 
mens are  to  be  observed. 

Subgenus  Opiiiogoniphus  Selys. 

7.  G.  colubrinua! 

Ophloijomphm  coluhriinis  Selys!   Monog.  Gomph.  7(J,  13;   pi.  v,  llg.  1. 
Selys,  Syuopg.  21,  22. 

Greenish-yellow  ;  head  yellow,  in  front  with  four  black  lines, 
labium  Idack  in  the  middle ;  thorax  greenish-yellow,  a  middle 
stripe,  and  another  each  side,  lateral,  narrow,  fuscous;  sides,  each 
with  three  narrow  black  lines;  feet  yellow,  the  posterior  femora 
exteriorly  fuscous,  tibia?  black  with  an  external  yellow  line ;  abdo- 
men cylindrical,  before  the  apex  dilated,  the  dorsum  black,  seg- 
ments ;j— 7  with  a  basal  yellow  stripe,  the  rest  with  a  yellow  spot ; 
superior  appendages  yellow,  short,  trigonal,  subincurved ;  the  in- 


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NEUnol'TERA  OP  NORTFI  AAIEIIICA. 


ferior  one  broad,  bifid,  hardly  sliortcr ;  wings  liyaline,  ptero.stigmtt 
pale  fuscous.     Male. 

I'ourtcen  antecubitals;  ]1_12  postoubitals  ;  two  discoidal  arc- 
olets. 

Length  50  tuiliim.     Alar  expanse  C4  niillim.     Ttcrosti-Mna  3 
millim.  " 

Jfab.  Hudson's  Bay. 

This  species  is  very  much  like  G.  scrpenUn     Charp.,  of  Europe. 


Subgenus  C^oilijiliiis. 

8.  G.  spinosua! 

aomjJnis  splN.Kiits  Selys!  Monog.  Oomph.  120,  35 ;  pi.  vii,  fig.  2.     Sulys, 
Synops.  40,  51. 

Fuscous,  spotted  with  yellow ;  head  yellow,  with  a  black  band 
before  the  eyes;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  fuscous,  a  medial  stripe 
dilated  in  front,  and  a  snbcontiguous  streak  each  side,  yellow;  sides 
yellowish;  feet  black,  the  anterior  femora  beneath  yellowish;  pos- 
terior femora  extremely  long,  spinous;  al)doraen  long,  yellow,  a 
broad,  brownish-black  stripe  upon  each  side;  superior  appendages 
divaricated,  trigonal,  the  apex  acute,  recurved,  upon  the  under 
side  on  the  middle,  a  blunt  tooth  ;  the  inferior  one  broad,  forked ; 
the  vulvar  lamina  narrow,  bilid;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  large! 
yellow;  13— U  antecubitals;  eieveu  postcubitals ;  two  discoidal 
areolets. 

Length  54—61  millim.     Alar  expanse  16—80  millim.     Ttero- 
stigma  4  millim. 
Hub.  Georgia. 

9.  G.  armatus. 

Gomphus  armalus  Selys !  Monog.  Gompli.  122,  3G.     Selys,  Synops.  40,  .'J2. 

Fuscous,  spotted  with  yellow;  head  yellow,  front  with  a  trans- 
verse black  line  inferiorly ;  thorax  fuscous,  a  middle  stripe,  dilated 
in  front,  and  a  humeral  and  antehnmoral  streak,  yellow;  sides  yel- 
low, with  two  fuscous  stripes ;  feet  black,  anterior  femora  yellowish 
beneath ;  posterior  femora  extremely  long,  spinous ;  abdomen  long, 
the  apex  very  much  dilated,  yellow,  a  ])road  brownish-black  stripe 
each  side ;  appendages  like  those  of  G.  spinosns,  judo  fuscous ; 
wings  hyaline;  pterostigma  large,  yellow.     JNIale. 

Fifteen  antecubitals ;  ten  postcubitals ;  two  discoidal  areolets. 


m 


(iOMPIIUS. 


108 


Lenirth  51  millim.  Alar  oximiise  7G  mlllim.  Ptcrostigraa  4 
milliin. 

JIah.  North  America  (British  Museum). 

10.  O.  spoliatusl 

dtimphiiH  sjioliatus  Ilag.I  Alonog.  Gomi)li.  409, 30  bis ;  pi.  xxi,  fig.  1.     Se- 
ly.s,  Adilit.  Syiiops.  17,  32  bis. 

Yellow,  spotted  with  fuscous ;  head  yellow ;  thorax  yellow,  dor- 
sum with  two  medial,  contiguous,  anteriorly  broadened  stripes,  and 
two  oblique  ones  each  side,  fuscous;  sides  yellow,  with  fuscous, 
ubliijue  lines  each  side;  feet  Ijhick,  the  anterior  and  posterior  pairs 
of  femora  yellowish  beneath  ;  the  posterior  femora  extremely  long, 
spinous ;  abdomen  long,  slender,  the  apex  very  much  dilated,  yel- 
low, the  second  segment  each  side,  with  a  largo  angular  spot,  seg- 
ments 3— C  each  side,  with  a  point  and  apical  triangular  spot, 
black ;  appendages  like  those  of  G.  spinosiis,  yellow ;  wings  hya- 
liue,  pterostigma  large,  yellow.     Male. 

13—14  antecubitals;  8—10  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  CO  millim.  Alar  expanse  74  millim.  Pterostigma  3i 
millim. 

Ifab.  Pecos  River,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope). 
Is  this  not  the  teneral  stage  of  G.  urmatus'^ 

11.  a.  dilatatus! 

Gomphus  diUtiatttn  Ramb.!  Neuropt.  1.').';,  2.    Selys  1  Monogr.  Gompli.  123, 
37;  pi.  vii,  fig.  3.     Sulys,  Synops.  28,  31. 

Black,  spotted  with  yellow ;  head  yellow,  with  two  stripes  in 
front  and  a  third  before  the  eyes,  black ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax 
black,  with  two  yellow  stripes  each  side ;  sides  yellow,  each  side 
with  two  oblique  black  streaks ;  feet  black,  anterior  femora  I)eneath 
yellowish ;  the  posterior  femora  longer ;  abdomen  slender,  long, 
the  apex  strongly  dilated,  excavated,  black,  segments  1—7  with  a 
dorsal  middle  fliscia,  segments  1—3  each  side  with  a  lateral  fascia 
and  segment  9  at  the  sides,  yellow;  ap))  adages  black,  superior 
ones  short,  cylindrical,  incurved,  the  apex  bcucadi,  obliipiely  trunc- 
ated, acute  ;  the  inferior  one  broad,  biGd  ;  wings  hyaline,  ptero- 
stigma moderate,  black ;  the  membranule  broader,  cinereous ; 
vulvar  lamina  long,  excised,  bifurcated;  thirteen  antecubitals; 
fourteen  postcubitals  ;  two  discoidal  areolets. 


U, 


11 


lot 


NEi;uoiTEUA  or  Ni.urir  amkiiica. 


LoiijrtI,  fi.-,_72  miilini.     Akr  cximuso  84  millini.     I'tcrostiKma 
''>!, — I  liiilliiii. 
y/iifi.  (icorgia  (Abbot), 

12.  O.  externusi 

<;n,„,,l.,u  <r/,  nnu  Ifa^.!  Afonoi?.  (Jonipli.  41 1,  H?  Ms  ;  jil.  xxl,  ^^'.  "      .So- 
I.VH,  AM\i.  fiyxwyn.  14,  ;il  Lis. 

Yellow,  spotteil  with  black;  head  ydluw,  a  narrow  blndc  I,nn.l 
licfore  the  eyes;  thorax  yellow,  ilorsma  willi  u  straij;'ht  iiiiil.lle 
stripe,  and  two  each  side,  incnrved,  blaek  ;  sides  yolhiw,  each  side 
\\nlh  two  obli.ine  I)lae!<  stripes;  feet  black,  anterior  femora  upon 
the  base  beneath,  yellowish,  tibia;  at  the  base  exteriorly,  yellow 
nbdonien  Ion-  (he  apex  dilated  ;  yellow,  each  side  with  a  broml 
I'hiek  stripe,  which  is  conjoined  upon  the  dorsnra  at  the  apex  of 
the  segments ;  appendages  fuscous,  superior  ones  short,  trigonal, 
acute;  the  inferior  one  broader,  bifurcated;  vulvar  lamina  narrow,' 
the  apex  bilid  ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  narrow,  fuscous  ;  11  — 
12  anteeubitals;  9_10  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  52  millim.     Alar  expanse  G6  luillim.     Tterostigma  3 
millini. 

Hub.   Pecos  Hiver,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope). 
13,  O.  adelphus. 

Uom,,l,u.,  ,„l,  Ij.hus  Selysl  Monog.  Gomrh.  113,  38  bis.     Solyg  A.Mit   '^v 
Hops.  l->,  34  ter.  '  "   '^ 

Yellow,  spotted  with  black;  head  yellow,  in  front  with  (wo  con- 
fluent black  bands ;  thorax  yellow,  dorsum  each  side,  with  three 
black  stripes,  the  intermediate  ones  contiguous;  feet  black;  apex 
of  the  abdomen  dilated,  dorsum  black,  segments  1—7  with  a'macu- 
loso,  median,  yellow  stripe;  ai.pendages  black,  superior  ones 
incurved  at  tho  apex,  acute ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  small, 
fuscous,    ^rale.    (From  the  description  of  De  Selys  Longehamps.) 

Length  4S  millim.  Alar  expanse  54  millim.  Pterosti'-ma  2 
millim.  ° 

/lab.  Xew  York  (Asa  Fitch), 

14.  Gr.  fraternua ! 

.Esdaui  fratcrna  Say,  Journ,  Acad,  I'liilacl.  VIII,  U,^.—  Gomph,^fra- 
ta:ms  Selys  1  Mouog.  Gomph,  125,  13S ;  pi.  vii,  Ug.  4,  Sdys  Sy- 
nops.  2s,  32.  •>  >    J 

Yellow,  spotted  with  black;  head  yellow,  thorax  yellow,  dorsum 


0()Ml'ni:fl. 


105 


with  a  stripe  npon  the  nilddlc,  iiml  oiio  cngli  sido,  latcrdly,  brond, 
I'liic's  divided  with  jdlow;  f(M't  black,  tho  iiidcrior  and  posterior 
Ibinom  partly  yuliowisli ;  ni)domeii  dihited  ut  tho  apex,  Ijjauix,  a 
donsMJ  liii(3  broader  at  tho  base,  yellow,  at  tho  apex  wanting  ;'  a 
luisal,  Intend  yellow  stripe,  and  the  eij,dith  and  idntli  segments,  each 
side,  yellow;  ai)pendaf>es  blaek  ;  vulvar  lamina  narrow,  two-jjarted  ; 
win-s  hyaline,  plcro>,tigma  yellow;  twelve  unleenbilals ;  lO— 11 
post,  ibitals;  two  diseoidal  areolets. 

Lei.-ih  48  milliui.     Alur  expanse  G4  millim.     rterostignia  3 
milliiii. 

J/"f>.    Xew  York  (Sehaiim);  Virginia  (Osten  Sacken). 

15,  O.  villoalpes! 

aomplu,.'<  r;/lo.-<;j„sBdys\  Syiiojis,  :'>4,  41  —  ComphuH  pallhitiH  Solynl  Mo- 
iioi,'.  (ioniph.  145,47;  pi.  viii,  lig.  C.   (iiartly.) 

Greenish-yellow,  spotted  with  black;  head  yellowish,  with  a 
l»lack  stripe  in  front ;  thorax  greenish-yellow,  dorsum  with  a  stripe 
upon  (he  middle,  and  a  lateral,  broad  one,  each  side,  divided  with 
yellow,  black;  sides  with  an  interrupted,  black  lino;  feet  black, 
anteri(jr  femora  beneath  yellowish,  tibiae  with  an  external  yellow 
line;  apex  of  the  abdomen  a  little  dilated,  dorsum  of  the  abdomen 
l)lack,  with  a  maculose,  yellow  stripe  upon  the  middle;  segments 
S  and  !)  black,  10  yellow;  appendages  yellowish,  black  at  apex, 
the  superior  ones  divaricated,  dephuiated,  the  apex  acute  and 
curved  inwards  ;  the  inferior  one  broadly  forked,  the  apex  recurved; 
wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  yellow.     ,^Iale. 

Eleven  anteeubitals  ;  ten  postcubitals  ;  three  diseoidal  areolets. 

Length  11  millim.  Alar  expanse  59  millim.  Pterostigma  Si- 
millim. 

JJul^.  North  America  (Vienna  JNluseuni). 

16.  G.  palllduB ! 

Uomiihm  pallUlus  Rami).!  Nouropt.  1(53, 12,     Solys  !  Monog.  Gompli.  145, 
47 ;  pi.  viii,  lig.  (J  (rartly).     Selys  !  Synops,  33,  40. 

Testaceous;  head  ])ale ;  thorax  villous,  olivaceous,  dorsum  each 
side,  with  an  obsolete  rufous  line;  feet  testaceous,  femora  above 
and  tiliia;  beneath  blackish-brown;  abdomen  long,  the  ninth  .seg- 
ment longer  than  the  others;  apex  hardly  dilated,  testaceous,  each 
side  with  a  broader  subfuscous  strip^,  which  is  wanting  at  the 


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NEUaOI'TEaA  OF  NOIITII  AMERICA. 


Ml 


apex;  appenclages  pale;  vulvar  liimina  trianj^nlar,  the  apex  bifid; 
wiiif^-'s  liyaliue,  pterostigina  narrow,  longer,  yellow.     Fcmiilc. 

Twelve  aiiteeiihitals  ;  tci!  i)ostcuI)ital.s  ;  two  discoidiil  areolets. 

Length  58  millim.  Alar  expanse  TO  millim.  Pterosli-nna  5 
mlllini. 

J/ab.  Georgia  (Abbot). 

17.  G.  pilipes ! 

Gompfius  pilipes  Selys !  Monog.  Gompli.  148,  48 ;  pi.  viii,  fig.  7.     Selys  ' 
Addit.  SyiH.ps.  15,40  bis. 

_  Testaceous;  head  pale ;  tliorax  villous,  olivaceous,  dorsum  each 
side,  with  an  oljsoicte  fuscous  line ;  feet  testaceous,  femora  villous 
above,  and  tibi,u  beneath,  blackish-brown;  abdomen  Ion.-,  the 
ninth  segment  longer  than  the  others,  the  apex  hardiv  (lilated ; 
testaceous,  the  middle  segments  at  the  apex,  and  the  basal  so-- 
nients  each  side,  with  an  obsolete  fuscous  fascia ;  appenda-.-s  pale 
the  superior  ones  trigonal,  the  apex  acute,  curved  inwards;  the 
inferior  ones  broadly  bifurcated ;  vulvar  lamina  oblong,  bifid  at 
the  apex  ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  narrow,  yellow  ;  twelve  an- 
tecubitals ;  eleven  posteubitals  ;  3  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  53  uiillini.     Alar  expanse  G8  millim.     Ttcrosti-ma  4 
millim.  ° 

JJah.   New  Orleans  ;  Georgia. 

18.  G.  lividus ! 

doniphus  liri^hx  Solys!  Monog.  Dompl)..  IfjO,  49;  pi.  ix,  fig.  1.     Solys  ! 
yynops.  34,  A-l.—  aomphus  sordldus  Hag.!  Sely.s,  Synops.  35,  43. 

Olivaceous,  spotted  with  fuscous;  head  pale  yellow;  thorax  oli- 
vaceous, the  dorsum  with  a  stripe  upon  the  middle,  each  side  a 
broad,  fuscous  one,  divided  with  olive ;  the  sides  with  two  broad 
fuscous  lines ;  feet  testaceous,  tibiie  beneath  and  the  tarsi,  black ;' 
abdomen  ccpial,  the  base  dilated,  fuscous,  a  dorsal,  medial,  vcllow 
line,  interrupted  upon  the  segments,  and  ab.ent  from  the  apex  ; 
appendages  fuscous,  the  superior  ones  trigonal,  narrower  at  the 
apex,  acute,  somewhat  dilated  in  the  middle ;  the  inferior  one 
broadly  bifid ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  small,  yellow ;  twelve 
antecnl)itals;  twelve  posteubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  51  millim.     Alar  expanse  CG  millim.     Pterostigma  3 
millim  » 

^/<'f>.    S.  Carolina  (Zimmerman);  AVashington  (Ostcn  8ackcn). 


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A  male  from  Wasliinr^ton  lias  the  appendages  a  little  difTerent ; 
the  specimen,  however,  is  a  very  freshly  excluded  one  ;  perhaps  it 
belongs  to  this  same  species. 

19.  G.  spicatus ! 

GuMphus  spicatus  Hag.!  Monog.  GompL.  153,  50,  and  415,  50;  pi.  ix  fig. 
2.     Solys  I  Synops.  35,  44.  ' 

Fuscous,  spotted  with  luteous;  head  pale  yellow;  thorax  clothed 
with  fuscous  hairs,  dorsum  with  a  stripe  each  side  and  the  sides 
with  two  stripes,  luteous ;  femora  luteous,  above  fuscous ;  tibiaj 
blackish-fuscous,  exteriorly  yellowish,  tarsi  black  ;  abdomen  equal, 
inflated  at  base,  fuscous,  the  dorsum  with  an  interrupted,  yellow 
line,  the  base  each  side  with  a  yellow  stripe  ;  ai)pendages  fuscous, 
the  superior  ones  trigonal,  acute  at  the  apex,  with  an  external,' 
banal  tooth  ;  .he  inferior  one  broader,  divaricated,  broadly  bifid ; 
the  vulvar  lamina  triangular,  liifid,  subdivaricated ;  wings  hyaline^ 
pterostigma  yellow  ;  twelve  antecubitals  ;  ten  postcubitals  ;  two 
discoidal  arcolets. 

Length  49  millira.     Alar  expanse  60  millim.     Pterostigma  3 
miliim. 

Hub.    Xew  York  (Schaum) ;  Canada. 

20.  G.  militarlg ! 

Go wj Jilts  mUiinris  Hag.!  Monog.  Gomph.  41 G,  51  bis;    pi.  xxi,  fig.  3. 
Selys  !  Addit.  Synops.  IG,  41  bis. 

Yellow,  spotted  with  blackish-brown ;  head  pale  yellow ;  thorax 
yellow,  dorsum  each  side  with  a  lateral  stripe,  which  is  broad, 
blackish-fuscous,  divided  with  yellow ;  the  sides  with  two  brown- 
ish-black lines ;  feet  yellowish,  the  femora  bilineatcd  with  black, 
the  tibia)  within,  and  the  tarsi  black ;  abdomen  slender,  yellow, 
dilated  at  the  apex,  an  interrupted  brownish-black  line  each  side, 
which  is  absent  at  the  apex ;  appendages  yellow,  the  superior  ones 
trigonal,  the  ai)cx  curved  inwards,  acute,  with  an  external  obtuser 
tooth ;  the  inferior  appendage  broadly  bifid ;  vulvar  lamii-.a  ex- 
tremely short,  excised  ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  yellow  ;  12—14 
antecubitals  ;  eleven  postcubitals  ;  two  discoidal  arcolets. 

r.ength  47—50  millim.  Alar  expanse  G4  millim.  I'terostigma 
4  millim. 

Il'ib.  Pecos  River,  Western  Texas  (€apt.  Pope). 


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21.  G.  intricatus! 

(;oi>,jJn,s  iii/rlciiHs  Hag.!  Mouog.  Gorapli.  418,  r>l  tcr;  pi.  xxi,  llg.  3. 
tiv.lys  !  Addit.  Synops.  10,  44  tor. 

Yellow,  spotted  with  hrownisli-ljlaelv ;  head  pale  yellow;  thorax 
yellow,  tiorswm  with  u  medial  fascia,  divided  with  yellow,  each  side 
an  iiieurved  faseia,  and  a  humeral  one,  brownish-blaek ;  femora 
yellow,  with  a  fuscous  stripe  above,  tibiie  black,  exteriorly  yellow, 
tarsi  black;  abdomen  slender,  l)roader  at  the  apex;  yellow,  each 
side  with  an  interrujited,  fuscous  stripe,  which  is  absent  at  the 
apex  ;  appendages  yellow,  the  superior  ones  divaricated,  the  apex, 
outwardly,  truncated,  acute,  the  inferior  a{»pendage  broadly  bifld  ; 
wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  yellow.     ]\rale. 

Twelve  antecubitals  ;  eight  postcubitals  ;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  45  milliuj.  Alar  expanse  GO  millim.  rterostigma  3 
millini, 

JM>.  Pecos  River,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope). 

22.  G.  minutua ! 

Gumphini  mhniiux  R.imb.!  Nouropt.  1(51,  0.     Selys  I  Mouog.  Gompli.  155, 
51 ;  pi.  ix,  fig,  3.     Sclys  !  Synops.  36,  45. 

Yellow,  spotted  with  black;  head  yellow;  thorax  yellow,  dor- 
sum  with  a  medial  fascia,  and  a  broad  lateral  one  each  side,  black, 
divided  with  yellow,  the  sides  with  two,  almost  contiguous,  obli(ine, 
black  stripes;  feet  yellow,  femora  exteriorly,  the  tibiie  interiorly 
and  the  tarsi,  black  ;  the  abdomen  somewhat  broader  at  the  apex, 
yellow,  eacli  side  with  a  broad  black  stripe  ;  appendages  yellowish, 
fuscous  at  the  apex,  the  superior  ones  *.rigonal,  with  a  long,  basal 
tooth  beneath  ;  the  inferior  one  broadly  biliil ;  vulvar  lamina  very 
short,  excised;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  yellow;  twelve  ante- 
cubitals ;  eleven  postcubitals  ;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  4"J  millim.  Alar  expanse  GO  millim.  Pterostigma  3 
millim. 

ll(th.  Georgia  (Abbot). 

23.  G.  exilla  I 

Gomplni.f  c.rilis  Selys !  Monog,  Gompli.  15C,  52.     Selys  I  Synops.  30,  46. 

Yellow,  marked  with  blackish-fuscous;  head  yellow;  thorax 
yellow,  dorsum  with  a  broad  middle  stripe  and  each  side  of  it  a 
broad  lateral  one,  each  divided  with  yellow,  fuscous;  sides  yellow, 
with  a  broad,  obli(iuc,  fuscous  fascia  ;  feet  yellow,  femora  cxte- 


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riorly,  til)iiG  interiorly,  and  the  tarsi,  brownish-black  ;  abdomen 
with  the  apex  a  little  dilated,  the  dorsum  blackish-fuscous,  with  a 
medial  yellow  striiie  ;  appendages  yellow,  superior  ones  trigonal, 
dilated  and  toothed  beneath;  the  inferior  one  broadly  bifid;  vulvar 
lamina  oval,  short,  l)ifid  ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  yellow;  nine 
unteeubitals  ;  eight  postcubitals  ;  two  discoidal  areolcts. 

Length  42  millini.  Alar  expanse  50  millim.  Pterostigma  21 
millim. 

J/(ib.    ]\raryland  (Uhlcr);  Massachusetts  (Scudder). 

24.  G,  parvuluB. 

ComiJiuA  parvuJus  Selys !  Monog.  Oomph.  157,  53;  pi.  xxii,  fig.  1.     So- 
lys  !  Syiiops.  37,  47. 

IMaek;  head  black,  a  fascia  in  front,  and  two  spots,  yellow; 
thorax  black,  dorsum  each  side,  with  a  small,  yellow  line ;  sides 
yellow,  with  two  contiguous  stripes  and  a  third  posteriorly,  black; 
feet  black  ;  abdomen  ccpial,  black,  the  dorsum  with  a  basal,  ma- 
culose,  yellow  stripe  ;  appendages  fuscous,  superior  ones  nearly 
straight,  cylindrical,  the  a])ex  Tiarrower,  acute,  beneath  with  a 
basal  tooth;  the  inferior  one-half  shorter,  broadly  bilid;  wings 
hyaline,  i)terostigma  blackish-fuscous.    (Male.) 

Thirteen  antecubitals  ;  eleven  postcubitals  ;  two  discoidal  areo- 
lcts. 

Length  40  millim.  Alar  expanse  54  millim.  Pterostigma  3 
millim. 

J/(ib.  Xova  Scotia  (British  Museum). 

25.  G.  plaglatus. 

GompJius  plaifnUus  Selysl  Monog.  Gomph.  159,  54.  Selysl  Syuops.  38,48. 

Yellow,  spotted  with  black  ;  head  yellow  ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax 
black,  each  side  with  a  yellow  stripe  ;  sides  yellow,  with  two  black 
lines;  femora  yellow,  the  basal  half  exteriorly  black,  tibiii;  and 
tarsi  black;  abdomen  long,  the  apex  subdilated,  luteous  ;  segm(mts 
7 — 9  yellow,  with  a  red  apex;  appendages  yellow,  like  those  of 
G.  villosipcs;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  yellow.  (From  the  de- 
scription of  De  Sclys  Longchamps.) 

Fourteen  antecubitals;  eight  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  .arcolels. 

Length  54  millim.  Alar  expanse  C4  millim.  Pterostigma  t 
millim. 

Iluh.  North  America  (British  Museum). 


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26.  G.  notatus. 

Go,>,i,/a,s  „oialus  Ramb.I  Neuropt.  162,  10.     Selys  !  Monog.  Gomph   m 
r).,.^^Solysl  Synopg.  ^^,A^i.-Gomphus  dun,jalusB,\j,\  Synops.  Ssi 

Grecnish.yollov7,  spotted  with  fuscous;  head  yellowish  ;  dorsum 
of  the  thorax  fuscous,  each  side  with  narrow  green  stripes  ;  sides 
grecnisli-jellow,   with  two  fuscous   stripes;   feet  yellow,  femora 
above,  fuscous,  tibiae  and  tarsi,  black ;  abdomen  long,  cylindrical, 
fuscous;   vulvar  lamina  short;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  long 
rufous.     (From  the  description  of  De  Selys  Longchamps  ) 
13_lo  antecubitals;  eleven  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  arcolets 
Length  G4  millim.    Alar  expanse  68-78  millim.     rterosti<nua 
5  miilim.  ° 

Uah.  North  America  (British  Museum). 

.     Subgenus  IVeogompluis  Selys. 
27.  G.  specularia ! 

Nioyomphus?  spfcuhiris  Hag.!  Selys,  Addit.  Synops.  18,  G4  bis. 
^    Yellow,  spotted  with  black  ;  head  yellow  in  front,  above  black 
in  the  middle  yellow ;  thorax  yellow,  dorsum  each  side,  with  a 
broad,  black  stripe;  sides  yellow;  feet  black;  abdomen  e(,ual 
b  ack,  the  dorsum  with  a  narrow  yellow  stripe,  which  is  almost 
absent  ui^ou  the  apex,  segments  8  and  9  with  a  yellow  spot  e-ich 
side;   appendages  yellow;   vulvar  lamina  large,   bifid,  bi-ovate  ■ 
wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  black.     Female.  ' 

10-11  antecubitals;  10-11  postcubitals ;  two  discoidal  areo- 
lets. 

Length  45  midim.     Alar  expanse  58  millim.     Pterostigma  3 
millun.  ° 

JIak  Ft.  Tejon,  California  (John  Xantus). 

PROGOMPHUS  Selvs. 

Triangles  with  transverse  veins ;  the  superior  side  longer  than 
the  iiilei'ior  one  ;  the  feet  short. 

1.  P.  obsciirus! 

Dlasloi„»u,,a  ol,sc>o-um  Rainb.!  Neuropt.  170,  5.-Projomphus  obscurus  Se- 
lys !  Monog.  Gomph.  2(il,  70.     Selys  !  Synops.  D3,  (JO. 

Fuscous,  spotted  with  yellow;  head  yellow,  fuscous  above;  dor- 


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sum  of  the  thorax  fusco-rufous,  each  side  with  a  yellow  stripe ; 
sides  fuscous,  with  three  yellow  stripes;  feet  fusco-rufous,  femora 
luteous  beneath,  tibiio  within  and  the  tarsi  black  ;  abdomen    ? 

;  wings  hyaline,  with  a  fulvous,  narrow,  basal  spot,  ptero- 
stigma  large,  rufo-fuscous.  (From  the  description  of  De  Selys 
Longchamps.) 

15— IG  antcculiitals;  9—11  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  53  ?  millim.  Alar  expanse  TO  millim.  I'terostigma  5 
millira. 

Hah.  North  America  (Yienna  Museum  ;  collection  of  De  Selys 
Longchamps). 

2.  P.  zonatus ! 

Proijomphm  zonatus  Hag.!  Monog.  Gomph.  203,  71  ;  pi.  xi,  fig.  3.  Selys! 
Synops.  53,  70. 

Black,  spotted  with  yellow ;  head  yellow  in  front,  above  black  ; 
thorax  black,  dorsum  each  side  with  two  stripes,  and  sides  with 
three  broader  stripes,  yellow;  feet  black  ;  abdomen  long,  cylindri- 
cal, the  base  subinflated,  black,  the  dorsum  with  a  basal  yellow 
line,  the  base  of  segment  7  yellow ;  appendages  yellow  ;  vulvar 
lamina  veiy  short,  emarginated  ;  wings  fumose,  pterostigma  large, 
black.     Female. 

17_18  antecubitals;  9—11  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  52  millim.  Alar  expanse  70  millim.  Pterostigma  5 
millim. 

Hah.  Mexico  (collection  of  Dr.  Ilagen). 

GOMPHOIDES  Selys. 

Triangles  with  transverse  veins;  the  superior  side  shorter  than 
the  others  ;  feet  short. 

1.  G.  stigmata ! 

J^schna  stigmata?  Say,  Journ,  Acad,  riiilad.  VIII,  17,  10.—Pror;oiiiphus 
s/i(i!iialus  Selys !  Monog.  Gomph.  205,  72.  Selys,  Synops.  5;i,  71.— 
Giimphoidcs  stigmata  Hag.!  Monog.  Gomph.  423,  72;  pi.  xxi,  ilg.  5. 

Yellow,  marked  with  black ;  head  yellow,  above  fuscous,  the 
vertex  yellow  ;  thorax  yellow,  dorsum  with  a  stripe  in  the  middle, 
two  each  side,  and  sides  with  two  oblique  stripes,  black;  fuet  blajk, 
femora  yellow,  bilineated  with  black  at  the  apex  ;  abdomen  slender, 
inflated  at  the  base,  the  apex  dilated,  yellow,  segments  2  to  7  each 


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side  with  a  black  apical  fascia,  which  incot  at  the  tip ;  PO,r^nionts  8 
iuul  0  fuscou:,  in  tlic  middle  ;  appciida-cs  yellow,  superior  ones 
cylindrical,  incurved  at  the  apex,  and  with  an  ante-apical  tooth 
above;  the  inferior  appendage  short,  orbicular,  luGd  ;  vulvar  la- 
mina short,  excised;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  largo,  l)lack ; 
17—19  antecubitals;  10—12  postcubitals;  two  diseoidal  aroolcts.' 
Length  G5  millim.  Alar  expanse  84  millim.  Pte-ostigma  5 
raillini. 

Ilah.  Pecos  River,  Western  Texas  (C;  ^        jpo). 

2.  G.  suasa. 

(loiiiiihu'uUs  suasa  Selys,  Addit.  Synops.  19,  72  bis. 

^  Fusco-olivaceous ;  thorax  fusco-olivaceous,  a  dorsal  stripe  each 
side,  another  hmueral,  and  the  sides  with  three  Iiands,  yellowish  ; 
feet  grayish-fuscous,  femora  j.aler;  al)doracn  fusco-olivaceous,  an 
interrupted  dorsal  liue,  spots  at  the  sides  (those  of  the  sevJnUi 
segment  larger)  yellow;  the  eighth  and  ninth  segments  not  dilated ; 
api)endages  pale;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  fuscous.  ?.  (From 
the  dcseriiilion  of  De  Selys  Longehamps.) 

antccu))ilals;  postcubitals;  diseoidal  areolets. 

Length  58  millim.     Alar   .  -pause  >sC  millim.     Pterostigma  5 
millim. 

JM>.  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico  (Salle). 

3.  G.  perfida! 

Gomplwidcs  perfida  Ilagen. 

Plack,  spotted  with  luteous;  head  luteo-fuscons;  thorax  lutcous, 
dorsum  with  a  middle  fascia,  and  each  side  a  lateral  one,  In-oad,' 
black,  divided  with  luteous;  sides  black,  with  three  ol)lique,  luteous 
stri])es;  feet  black,  )»ase  of  the  femora  luteo-fuscous;  abdomen 
slender,  the  base  broader  (the  apex  destroyed);  black,  the  dorsum 
of  the  first  and  second  segments,  and  sides,  obsoletely  luteous ; 
wings  fiimose,  pterostigma  large,  black.    (^^lale.) 

23—24  antecubitals;  fifteen  postcubitals:  two  diseoidal  areolets. 

Ivength  GO  ?  millim.  Alar  expanse  82  milJim.  Pterostigma  5 
millim. 

ff(tl>.  Tami)ico,  Mexico  (Sanssure). 


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4.  *G.  elongata. 

Cyclophijlla  ilmifjnia  Selys !  Monog.  Qompli.  224,  84;  i)l.  xii,  fig.  5. 
Selys  !  Addit.  Synops.  20,  79  ten 

Black,  si)otted  with  olive;  head  olivaceous  in  front,  labrum  mar- 
gined with  hiack,  and  with  a  hlack  fascia  upon  the  middle;  thorax 
I)iaek,  dorsum  each  side  with  two  narrow  stripes,  and  each  side 
with  three  stripes,  olivaceous;  feet  hlack,  anterior  femora  pale  l)e- 
neath ;  abdomen  long,  slender,  black,  the  base  and  apex  inflated, 
segments  3 — T  with  a  basal,  hastiform,  yellow  spot ;  ai)i)endages 
l)rownish-l)]ack,  subcylindrical,  forcijiated,  the  apex  subexcised, 
the  inferior  appendage  scarcely  apparent ;  wings  hyaline,  ptero- 
stigma  large,  rufo-fuscous.  ^.  Sixteen  antecubitals;  ten  postcu- 
bitals;  two  discoidal  areolets.  (From  the  description  of  De  Selys 
Longchamps.) 

Length  G2  millim.     Alar  expanse  12  millim.     Ptcrostigraa  5 
millim. 
Hub.  Mexico  (Paris  Museum), 

5.  G.  protracta ! 

CjichiphtjUa  protracta  Hagen!  Selys,  Addit.  Synops.  20,  70  ter. 

])lackish-fuscous,  spotted  with  yellow ;  head  luteous  ;  thorax 
l)lackish-fuscous,  dorsum  witli  two  stripes,  and  the  sides  witli  three 
oblique  ones,  yellow  ;  feet  brownish-black,  femora  luteous  ;  abdo- 
men long,  slender,  inflated  at  base,  fuscous  or  luteous,  membranously 
dilated  at  the  apex,  dorsum  with  an  interrujjted,  yellow  line,  the 
sides  luteous ;  a})pendages  fuscous,  subcylindrical,  forcipated,  sub- 
excised  at  the  apex,  the  inferior  ai)pendage  al)sent ;  vulvar  lamina 
very  short,  excised;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  large,  yellow. 
Twenty-one  antecubitals;  ten  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  62  millim.  Alar  expanse  79  millim.  Pterostigma  5 
millim. 

Hub.  Matamoras,  jMexico. 


6.  G.  producta! 

Aphijlia   proditcta  Selys !    Monog.   Gomph.   230,  83 ;    pi.   xii,    fig.   6. 
Selys !   Syuops.  60,  81.     AphjUa  caraiba  Selys  !   Poey,  lus.  Cuba, 


450. 


Brownish-black,  spotted  with  yellow;  head  yellow,  banded  trans- 
versely with  fuscous ;  thorax  brownish-black,  dorsum  each  side  with 
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()\v  (.!•  urccri  ;   reel   l.Inck,   r,.|ii(irii,  nil 


1110  iinrmwpr,  nncl 
(•  one  iiicoiiiplck',  yd. 
nils,  obscurer  iit,  tlio  iipox; 
'i'"l'"ii'n  Ion,!;-,  slender,  tlu-  bnso  iiiduled,  the  jipex  suniewlmt 
l.roiider,  hrowiiisli-l.laek,  llic  bnse  wilh  a  y.'llow,  dorsid  lin,,; 
iiI)peiidii,n.eM  liliiek,  siiheyliiidricid,  lureiimled,  ol.tiise  iit  llio  ^^\)v.x, 
IIk"  inleiidr  OIK!  almost  uliseni  ;  veiitriil  lamina  narrow,  l.ilid;  \vin>,^i 
liyaliiie,  the  pterostio^ma  iiirf!:e,  yellow.  l!»— i>:j  anl('(;iil)iUils ;  II 
—  IT)  postciiliitals;   2  discoidal  areolets. 

I-ciiutli  r)l»— Cf)  millim.     Alar  expanse  ^C— 8J  miliim.     Ptoro- 
stigiiia  f)  millim. 

//.'/'.    Cuba  (l»oey);    HritLsh   (Juiana  (SdiomburgU) ;    Uahia, 
JJra/.il. 

7.  O.  tenuis  I 

Ajilii/lld  tniuis  Il.ngoii  I  Solys,  Add  it.  Syiiops.  21,  80  bin, 

linteoiis;  head  luteo-ftiscoiis ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  fiisooiis, 
sides  Inteoiis;  feet  blnek,  lemora  liiteoiis;  abdomen  loiiir,  sloiidcr,' 
«>'liiiil,  subiiillated  at,  base,  liileo-riiseoiis,  tlio  s(>,i;-ments  ob'senrer  at 
their  apex;  appendages  fuscous,  siibeylindrioal,  foreipated,  the 
»l>ox  aeiiter;  (ho  inferior  ajipendafro  absent;  wiiifrs  hyaline,  p'tcro- 
Htij,nnalari,'e,  Intoous.  Male.  ll»— 22  aiiteeubitals  ;  12— 1;5  post- 
cubitals;  2  discoidal  aroolels. 

l-cnjith  50  millim.  Alar  expanse  01  millim.  rterostii,nna  4 
millim. 

//<'/'.   Choco,  New  (Jronada  (Scliott). 

The  specimen  is  tenoral,  the  colors  Imrdly  perfected,  preserved 
ill  spirits. 


HAGENIUS  Sklys. 

Trian-les  with  transverse  veins ;  (he  superior  side  longer  than 
the  interior  ;  feet  very  long, 

1.  H.  breviatyluB ! 

Jh,,„,uus  hnrlshilus  !?oly.s !   Mouog.  Gompli.  241,  Sii ;   pi.  xiii     fi,,.  o 
t>ol3  !^ !  >!ynops.  tili,  ^4.  ' 

Black,  spotted  with  yellow;  head  yellow  in  front,  a  black  fascia 
before  the  eyes,  above  Mack ;  thorax  black,  dorsum  each  side  with 


1      Vl 


nil, 


COIIDULKUASTKR.  115 

;;  .stripe  tiiid  lino,  nrul  tlie  Hides  willi  two  broad  ol)]i(Hie  stripes,  u 
line  hot  ween  tlieiii,  yellow;  feet  very  luiif,^  l)liick  ;  iihdoiiieii  long, 
eyliiidrieid,  tlio  dorsum  hliiek,  with  ii  stripe  ujioii  tlie  middle,  and 
eiieli  side  a  ventral  one,  yellow;  append;i<,a'S  short,  yellow,  the 
superior  ones  stout,  inenrved  at  apex,  bidentated  beneath,  the 
inferior  appendage  quadranj^ndar,  broad,  incurved  at  the  iipcx ; 
winjrs  subnmiose,  pterosti;;;nia  \()np;,  browni-li-blaelc.  10— I'J  antc- 
eubitals;   l;j_!  t  posteubitals  ;  ii  dineoidal  areolets. 

Fienf^'th  7.'{— 78  ndllini.  Alar  expanse  104—114  luillim.  I'tcro- 
stip;ina  G  millini. 

//<//>.  New  York  (Dr.  Asa  Fiteh);  Wisconsin  (Kcnnicott); 
Culund>ia. 

J)irisi(m  II.    I;!d)ium  bifid. 

CORDULEGASTER  Leacu. 
Eyes  subcontif^nous. 

1.  C.  sayi. 

Conliiliyasler  sa;/i  Si'lyrt  !  Monog.  Gompli.  331,  109.     Selys  !  Synops.  85, 

loci. 

IMaek,  spotted  with  yellow;  head  yellow,  rhinariuni  blaek  ;  tho- 
rax blaek,  dorKuin  with  two  stripes,  sides  each  with  two  slrijjes  and 
an  iulernicdiate  line,  yellow;  feet  blaek;  abdomen  loiij,',  black, 
annulated  with  yellow;  appendages  of  the  male  blaek,  sni)crior 
ones  trigonal,  divaricated,  with  a  basal  tooth  beneath,  the  inferior 
appendage  (piadrangular;  appendages  of  the  female  yellow;  vulvar 
lundna  elongated,  bilid ;  wings  hyaline,  pterosligma  long,  yellow; 
membranule  whitish.  18  untccubitals ;  11  posteubitals;  2  disc- 
oidal  areolels. 

Length  GO  millini.  Alar  expanse  84  millim.  Pterostignia  4^ 
millim. 

J/ab.  Georgia  (British  Museum). 

It  is  similar  to  C.  muiulatus  Charp,,  of  Europe. 

2.  C.  maculatus  I 

Cunliilfi/anter  luaculatus  Sulys!  Monog.  Gompli.  337,  111.    Selya !  Synops. 
80,  108.     Aeschna  obliqna  Hay,  var.  A  ?    Jour.  Acad.  I'liilad.  VIII. 

10,  8. 

Brownish-black,  hairy,  spotted  with  yellow;  bead  yellow,  with 


Ii     t 


1 1 


■j|  :• 


ik; 


NF.lllUtl'TEIlA  OF  .NUllTIl  A.Mi;i;!iA. 


riiscoiis  IimikI  ill  front;  (lionix  1 


•rowiiisli-liliick,  (lorsii 


with  iiciiiiciroriii  stripe,  sidus  willi  two  ol.jidn,.  m 
hi 


III  oacli  si(l( 


iu'i<,  Icnioi-ii  liisco--,  tlic  upox  bhu'k;  iilj(iniii,.n  luii^-.  1 
lick,  sc^Iiiiciits  2    ■<;  with  II  dorsal. 


I'ipi's,  yellow;  IVct. 

M'OWIlisIl- 


tlorsal,  yellow  spot  encli  side;  vulvar 
I'nnina.  loiifx,  l.ilid,  ydlow,  fi,s<-<),is  ut  tlic  apex;  wjn^rs  hy„|i„o, 
|>terostiir„iu  yellow,  iiiiMiiliraiiiile  wliitc.  Female.  L'l  iinteciiLitals' 
15  posteiiiiitals;  2  discoidal  iireolels.  ' 

LciiKtIi  75  iiiilll,,,.     Alar  oxpaiiso  !);{  niillim.     I'lcrostiLrnm  4 
iiiilliiii. 

//u/>.   (ieor-ia;   Maryland  (UMer) ;  ronnccticiit  (Xorton). 

0.  C.  dorsalls ! 

(■onl„l,,,nsl,r  .lorsalis  Ilngou  1  Monog.  (i,.,ni.h.  ;M7,  ll,'",.     Sel  ys  -  AiUit 
Syii(>l>s.  2S,  li;}  Ms. 

_  TiiseoiKs,  spoiled  with  yellow;  liead  yellow,  witl,  a  f.iseons  l.an.1 
III  Iroiit  ;  tliorux  f.isroiis,  dorsum  eaeh  side  with  a  stripe,  sides  will, 
1"''  "l'li'l>H>  ones,  yellow;  feet  l.laekisli-fuscous,  femora  Iiiteuiis- 
'ilxloiiUMi  Ion-  fuscous,  sc-ments  L'-!)  with  a  dorsal,  l.ilid,  yeIlo\v 
spot;  vulvar  lamina  Ion-,  l.ilid,  liiteons;  win-s  hyaliiiP,  tho 
baso  siil.fiilv.ns,  pterosli-ma  yellow,  menil.raniile  white.  Female 
Eighteen  anteeiibitals ;  twelve  postciibilals ;  two  diseoidal  areol 
lets. 

Length  SOmillim.     Alar  expanse  100  millim.     rierostigiim  4 
iiiiliim. 

J/iiIk  Sitka,  Russian  Anierioa. 

4.  C.  obliquus! 

.i:schnu  ohli,,ua  Say,  Jour.  A.-.a.l.  Pl.ila,!.  VIII,  1.5,  ^.~C„rduh'.,asUr  oh- 
l''r::'<  ^olys!  Monog.  (So.nph.  o4;),  lU;  ;  pi.  xviii,  %.  .5.  y,,i_^..,j 
^vuopH.  Sd.lVX—CorJulryastcrfascuitns  K.anib.  !  Nuu-oi.t.  178,  1. 

IJlaek,  spotted  with  grcenish-ycliow;  head  yellow,  in  fr..nt  will, 
two  black  bands,  occiput  tuberculoid;  thorax  blac-k,  with  gray 
hairs,  dorsum  with  a  cuneiform  stripe  each  side,  and  sides  v;'ith  two 
oblupie  stripes,  yellow;  feet  black,  base  of  the  femora  fuscous- 
ubdonien  long,  equal,  black,  dorsum  with  a  greenish-yellow  line 
upon  the  middle,  which  is  dilated  in  the  middle  upon  segments 
6— S;  appendages  black,  superior  ones  short,  trigona'  acute,  with 
a  basal  tooth  beneath;  the  inferior  one  cpiadrangular,  the 'apex 
tubercnlated  each  side;  vulvar  lamina  short,  bilid,  yellow,  black  at 
the  apex;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  long,  fulvous,  luembrauule 


mil 


•  *r      ^ 


i>N4 


rF.TAfX'IlA— ANAX. 


117 


wliitisli.     Twciity-si.v  imtcc'iihiiiils;  17— 20  postculiitals;  two  (lis- 
(Miidiil  iircolctM. 

licnulli  m:|— S8  iiiilliiii.     AlarcxpjinKo  112— !'_'<  niilliin.     I'toro- 
Kti;riiiii  ()  iiiilliiii. 

Jl<il>.   Iiidiaiiii  (Say);  (Jcorfeia  (Abbot);  Connecticut  (Norton). 

PETALURA  hv.M'AU 
rterostiginu  extremely  long. 

1.  P.  thoreyl ! 

I'r>p,/,i/ii.  tlianij!  Ilas'cii!  MoiioL,'.  fifunpli.  rSTH,  122;  pi.  xix,  fig.  H.— 
'r<ivli(,pln-ii.v  (ihsrurii  I'lilcr  MSS.— 7'f(c/(<7(/rrv,i:  llwnijt  Sflys  !  Addit. 
!^yii()|iH.  llf),  lit)  bin. 

Olivaceous,  sDottcd  with  Iilack';  head  i)alc  in  front,  with  a  black 
liaiul,  and  above  l)luelv;  thorax  olivaceous,  the  sides  witli  two  ob- 
solete blaelv  stripes;  feet  blaelv ;  abdomen  long,  eijua],  olivaceous, 
dorsum  of  llic  second  segment  with  two  spots,  the  lbllowing_ones 
with  a  spot  upon  the  basul  midrie,  an  apical  ring,  and  tlie  last  seg- 
ments almost  altogether  black;  ajjpendages  black,  superior  ones 
dolabrirorm,  tin;  iid'erior  cpnidrangidar,  witli  a  basal  tooth  al)ove, 
and  the  apex  each  side  nngniewlaled ;  wings  hyaline,  jtlcrostigma 
narrow,  very  long,  fulvous.  Alale.  IS— 2U  antecubitals;  11—13 
posteulutals;   three  discoidal  areokts. 

Length  78  nullim.  Alar  expanse  100  niillim.  Tterostigma  D 
niillim. 

J/i'lK   New  Vurk;  .Maryland  (Uhler) ;  Fort  Tuwsou,  lied  llivcr. 


Siilifamily  IV.  AESCIININA. 

Eyef?  contiguous;  head  globose;  wings  unequal,  the  posterior 
ones  liroader;  triangles  long ;  gonital  organs  of  the  female  vagi- 
nated. 

ANAX  LE.\ca. 

Anal  angle  of  the  posterior  wings  rounded  in  the  male;  second 
segment  of  the  a1)domen  not  auriculated;  abdomen  with  a  lateral, 
interrupted  carina. 


\-n 


^-  ui 


n 


IW 


118 


NKDllulTKIIA  or  NdltTII  AMKIth'A. 


1.    A.  JiiiihiB  I 

/■ilnlhihi  jiiiii,!  Mriir.v,  Ins,  |,  ||'J;  .,1 


I'l.  vivii.  II,',  ,1.       ArsrI, 


.'•HI..  II.  Sit,  IS.     Say.  .lour.  A.,..!.  I'IiIIm.1.  VIII    I 


III!  jiiiiiii  lliinii, 


NrlMopl.     lUll,  (1.       .1, 


It, 


null. 


N'l.N-.!   I'oc.v,  hiM.  ('uliii,.|.''(S.--.| 
•I;   pi.  I.  liK.  I  J. 


ir  niniiis  S'l.vM  !  Iti.vii.i  Oiloimt.  Kiiiop.  ;i'j'. 


II  si>iiii/,nisHiuu\,.l  Nuiiit.|it.  Isil, 


II.  Iili 


(JnTii.  s|.,>||,.,|  will,  1,1,1,,  „|„|  f,|^,.„„^.   |„,,|,|   ^,^,||^^^^,    ,^, 


I'-U  s|>(i|,   niiii  riiTiilar  li|iii>  Iniinl;   tl 


lovc  Willi 


;   tlinnix   urcfii;   ici'l    l,|„clv 


DllSC 


l'''""iM  ii.iilly  nilon.s;  iiImIoim,.,!  I.ii.u-.  siilM|,-|.n.s,snl,  n,ii,il,  llir  I 

MTV  iiiiii'h  iiilliil.Ml,    iiiirniwfd   hey,, ml,    t| 

•>r  III-  siron.l  ^rivni.  11...  ivsl    i,|n,..  „it|,  „  .Iois.mM'i.m.oiis  iWi 

iii(t-iTii|ilc.l.  iiimI  in   pan   iiii>.|||,,m' ;  iipiMMidauvs  I 

<»iics  (iriln'iiiiilf  liiii.u-.  st  jii.;lil,  lowiirilsil 


IIISO 


iiM'diis,  siiju'iior 


will 


1  nil  cxIiTiiiil 


f  ll|lt'\  sftiiicwiiiil  111- 


sliort.   (|Uii(lijiiiM|,||||._   ( 


1"""'  '"   <'><•  'i|"'^.  Ill''  iiilVriiir  ii|i|i(ii(| 


iinici', 


tlu<  iiiiilillc,  iit('r(i,s|in||„i  |,,im.^  y,,|| 


I'iiiisvi'rs.'  ;    wiiiM-s    liytiliiic,    lliivcscciil 


1IK«'  MTV 


ii|>iiii 


lin>wni>li-Maclv,  witli  tlu«  has.-  wliitc;  si'vciil 
IM'stciiliilals. 


itw,  narrow  ;   iiiciiiliriiniilc  Ian 


ftMi  iiiilcciilMlals;  ciiilii 


Io'iiuiIm;^— Tl  inilli,,,.     Alar.xpaiiso  l()|_|l((,„i||i,„.     I' 
sliuiiia  7  iiiill'iii. 

/A'/'.    Ni«w  Voii;  :MnrvIaii.I  ;  New  .1 


cro- 


lorida  ;  i.oiiisiaiia  ;  Si.  I,, mis;    S.  (' 


t'rscv;  KiMitiii'Kv  ;  ( 


u'orii'iM ; 


aro 


Mai; 


iiiiiTas,    Mexico;    Sail    Frai 


ilia;  I'lvos  Kivcr,  Tex 


^<aii(iui,li  Islanls;    Kaiiilsclialka ;    I'dclidi  I 


ii'isco,    Caliroriiia;    Ciilia;    O 


as; 
iliii, 


A 


iiv,  China. 


•■"iiinion  and  wiiic-spivad  s|u'ci('.-;.      I 


iropf  as  its  lialntat. 


»aniliur  I'rroiu'oiislv  uiv, 


n.  i 


lain 


hrif. 
iiit'i 


10 


tl 


lU'll 

wit! 
ape 

ilCIl 

liir; 
ptci 

llic 


slit; 


IT 


'2.  A.  lonyipcB  \ 


A, 


or  ijiiiiip.s  llajjcu  I 


(liven,  sp,.lt,-(l  Willi  li|,n>  and  rnscoiis;   head 


ve 


">'"'"lal.':  tliorax  -iveii ;  feel  exireiiielv  I.hii--.  I.laek 


with  the  apex  black;   ahdoniei 


low,  aliovc  iiii- 
it'iiiora  rnrous. 


iiillaled,  ureeii;   siirl'ace  I 


I  lonu-,  siilidcpressed.  eipial,  the  1 


lase 


IISCO 


IIS,  t>ai'li  side  of  tl 


an   apical,  yellow  spot,    I.enealh   yellowisl 
riiscons;    appenda-'es    short,   roliaeeoiis.   fih 


10  sciiinents  liuviiii; 
1.  ajiex  of  the  seirnients 


ptero>iio:ina   yellow;    ineinl.rannle    hrownisl 
Inise;   nineteen  anteenhitals  ;   nine  postcnl.ital- 
l.oncth  S() 


cons;    wiim-s    liyaliin 
1    lilaek,   while   at    tli 


'nil inn.      Alar  expanse  lO.'S  milliin.      Tl 


nnllini. 


erostii;-nia  5' 


/A'/'.   (Jeorg-ia  (.M.bot,  Znrieli  Mnsennn. 


.1 


tiidi 
tibi 
nrci 
iiiei 
has 
.■^id^ 
bas 
slio 


AKHCIINA. 


no 


'.I.  A.  amazill. 

Arsrhiia  uma^ili  Itiirm. !    ilaiidli.   II,  Sll,   I'.l,   Aunv  muruUilin  llamlj. 
N.'iiKii.l.  ISH,  7. 

(Jrct'ii,  s|Milli(l  willi  Muck;  head  in  front  f^rociiisli  yellow,  llio 
Iiiliniin  lUiir^'iiii'il  willi  ItliicK  ;  rniiit  ul)<)V<<,  willi  a  IriaiiMiiliir,  lilnck 
s|iol,  liomiili'tl  liy  yellow,  eaeli  siile  a  tiiiiii^iilar  liliie  spot;  tliorax 
Itri^lit  ^:reeii ;  i'eet  binek,  anterior  femora  liilcoiis  l)enealli;  alxlo- 
nieii  lon>r,  wlonl,  e(|nal,  the  hastr  inllated,  liliie  '({($)  or  ureeii  (  9  ), 
sei-inents  15  to  1(1  with  a  liroad,  Itlack,  dorsal  fascia,  narrower  npoii 
(he  miililh;  of  the  senineiils  ;  se;,'nientH  IJ — 7,  with  two  hlue  or 
irreen  spots  ciieh  side,  tlu!  last  se^nin  nts  ahnost  cntin-ly  lilaek  ;  ap- 
pendii^rt'x  l»laek,  Kni»erior  ones  of  the  male  loii}?,  cariinite,  villose 
within,  the  liiis((  nari'ow,  the  internal  niar<;iii  dilated,  liel'or(!  the 
apex  excised,  the  apex  exteriorly  recnrved,  c»l)li(pn'ly  trnnciited, 
acnie ;  the  inferior  aitpenda<!;e  very  short,  transverse,  (pnidranji;\i- 
lar;  appendajres  of  tin-  female  shorter,  foliaceons;  wind's  hyaline, 
ptorostij^nni  slnn't,  blaekish-fnseouH ;  m(!nd)rannle  ltrowinsh-l)luek, 
(he  Imse  white.      1('. — IS  antecnititals  ;  (> — 8  ])ostciiliitals. 

|,,.im(h  70 — 71  miliini.  Alar  expanse  Kl;')  inilliin.  I'tero- 
stiu'inii  f)  niillim. 

Iliil*.  (Jmiteinala  ((^)llection  of  lla.Ejcn);  Venezuela  (A ppun)  ; 
I*ernanil)nco,  I'.razil  (V^eilcnnninn). 


ABICHNA  Fah. 

Anal  iini^le  of  the  posterior  wings  of  the  male  acute;  sccoad 
segment  of  the  ahdonieu  anrieulalud. 


1.  2G.  sltchensis!  • 

.[t^rltiiK  sidlniisin  H;ii;on  ! 

r>Iiu'kish-fuscoiis,  spotted  with  bhie  ;  head?;  thorax  fnseons, 
sides  with  two  obliipie,  obsolete,  yellowish  stripes;  feet  lilack, 
iibiie  exteriorly  rnl\)us ;  idxlonien  long,  slender,  cipial,  very  nmeli 
arcaated  behind  the  inllated  base;  black,  s|)ottod  with  blue;  seg- 
iiiiMits  ;i — li)  with  two  largo,  ajjieal  bine  spots,  3  to  7,  with  two 
basal  bino  spots,  the  second  segment  with  two  blue  lines  each 
.side;  appeu<iages  black,  moderate,  a  little  incurved,  foliaceons,  the 
base  narrow,  within  carimited,  before  the  ni)ex  inllated,  the  apex 
short,  acute,  incurved ;  the  inferior  appendage   oue-balf  shorter, 


■P« 


120 


NEUROPTERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


'rtJ>i;fii3 


l|Hlf;" 


elongately-trlangular,  oUuse ;  wings  hyaline,  ptcrostigma  short 
^Lr  "'"'■    ^^"^''    ^'^'''"  -"tecubitals;  nine  post- 

^_L_eno-th  58  railliin.     Alar  expanse  18  millim.     Tterostignm  4 

Hub.  Russian  America,  Sitka  (Collection  of  Ilao-en) 
It  is  very  much  like  Aeschna  horecdls  Zettcrst^'odt,  found  in 
Northern  Europe  and  Siberia. 

2.  2B.  septentrionalis  ? 

IJlacki.h-brown,  spotted  with  blue  ;  head  yellow  in  front :  front 
aiUcMuorly  with  a  narrow,  transverse  line,  a  spot,  large  anteriorly, 
m  the  shape  of  a  1,  superiorly,  and  the  rhinarium,  black ;  labrum 
margined  with  black ;   thorax  fuscous,  dorsum  each  side  with  a 
point,  sides  with  two,  narrow,  maculose  stripes,  yellow ;  feet  black 
above  rufous;   abdomen  long,  stoutish,  narrowed  behind  the  in- 
flated base,  black,  spotted  with  blue  ;  sides  of  the  segments  two 
medialand  two  apical  spots,  blue;  last  segment  of  the  male  black 
each  side  bh.e,  an  elevated  tooth  above;  appendages  brownish' 
black,  moderate,  a  little  incurved,  foliaceous,  the  base  narrow  a 
basal  obtuse  tubercle  beneath  ;  carinated  inwards,  before  the  apex 
inflated,  the  apex  obtuse;  the  inferior  appendage  one-half  shorter 
elongately-triangular,  obtuse  ;  appendages  of  the  female  moderate' 
folmceous,  obtuse;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  furcous,  somewhat 
broad;  membranulc  gray.     11-10  autecubitals ;  11-12  postcu- 

Length  54-55  millim.     Alar  expanse  U  millim.     Pterostio-ma 
4  millim.  ° 

IM).  Labrador  :  Xova  Scotia. 

Does  Aesclnm  minor  Jlambur  differ  from  it  ?  the  wings  with  a 
rufous   spot  at  base.     It  is  very  much  like  Aeschna  sitchcnsis 
llagen.  ' 

3.  2S.  juncea! 

Acsd,naj,u,vea  Linno !  S.Iys,  Revue  O.louat.  Europ.  116,  3.-(Witb  the 
synonyms.)  v   »  in  lut 

Fuscous  spotted  with  blue  and  yellow ;  head  yellow,  a  narrow 
transverse  hue  in  front,  a  T  spot  above,  broader  anteriorly,  and  the 


AESCIIXA. 


121 


rliinarlum,  black ;  thorax  fuscous,  dorsura  each  side  with  a  narrow, 
short  stripe,  sometimes  almost  wanting  and  the  sides  with  two 
oblique,  broad  stripes,  yellow;  I'eet  black  ;  abdomen  long,  slender. 


ish- 


equal,  very  much  narrowed  behind  the  inflated  base ;  brownisl 
black,  with  blue  and  yellow  spots,  segments  3 — 10  with  two  apical 
blue  spots,  3 — 8  with  two  triangular  spots  upon  the  middle,  yellow, 
ai)ex  of  the  second  segment  IjIuc  ;  last  segment  with  the  males, 
having  an  elevated,  obtuse  tooth  above ;  appendages  brownish- 
black,  superior  ones  of  the  male,  long,  subrect,  foliaceous,  the  base 
narrower,  a  carina  inwardly,  the  base  narrower,  before  the  apex 
acuter,  subincurved,  inflated  ;  the  inferior  appendage  almost  one- 
half  shorter,  clongately-triangular,  obtuse;  appendages  of  the 
female  longer,  foliaceous  ;  wings  hyaline,  ptcrostigma  narrow,  fus- 
cous ;  membranule  brownish-cinereous,  the  base  paler.  16  ante- 
cubitals  ;  1 — 9  postcubitals. 

Length  fiC — 15  niillini.  Alar  expanse  92 — 100  millim.  Ptcro- 
stigma 4 — 5  millim. 

Ilab.  lUissian  America;  Kenai  Island,  Norton  Sound. — Europe; 
Asia  ;  Siberia ;  Kamtschatka  ;   Ural. 

4.  JSl.  multicolor! 

Aeschna  mullicolor  Ilagen ! 

Fuscous,  spotted  with  lilue;  head  blue  (J")  or  hiteous  (9),  front 
with  a  T  s[)Ot,  each  side  termiiiiited  with  yellow,  and  a  band  before 
the  eyes,  black ;  thorax  fuscous,  dorsum  each  side  with  a  stripe, 
(interrupted  or  absent  in  the  female),  sides,  each  side  with  two 
oblique  ones  blue  (J")  or  yellow  (9);  feet  l)lack,  femora  rufous 
above,  the  apex  black,  anterior  femora  beneath,  luteous;  abdomen 
moderate,  slender,  cylindrical,  narrow  behind  the  inflated  base; 
fuscous,  spotted  with  blue  (J)  or  yellow  (9),  segments  3—10 
with  two  large,  apical  spots,  segments  3 — ij  with  two  triangular 
spots  upon  Ihc  middle,  and  a  basal,  divided  spot  each  side,  seg- 
ment 2  with  a  medial,  interrupted  fascia,  and  a  broad  apical  one, 
blue  or  yellow;  superior  appendages  of  the  male  black,  long,  folia- 
ceous, narrow,  the  base  narrower,  inwardly  carinated,  straight, 
curved  inwardly  before  the  apex,  an  elevated,  triangular  lamina 
above,  and  a  longer  tooth  placed  more  infuriorly,  the  apical  tip 
acute,  curved  downwards;  the  inferior  appendage,  pale  fuscous, 
one  half  shorter,  elongately  triangular;  appendages  of  the  female 
moderate,  fuscous,  foliaceous,  broader;  wings  liyaline,  those  of  the 


!;■■ 

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.:,"> 


'4*i 


f  •:-rr 


« .. 


122 


NEUUOI'TEHA  OF  NORTH  AMKUICA, 


femalo.  towards  tl.c  npo.v,  sul.navoscont,  ptoro.sti.ma  short,  fuscous, 
«'  InlcM.us  (9);  .uo,nl)ranuIe  fuscous,  tl.c  huso  white.     IC-U  ante 
cul)itals;  S— !)  postculiitals. 

Length  (;.-,_r,V  ,nilli„,.     Alar  expanse  90-100  luillim      I'te- 
rosti.u-uia  .•{_;}•-  luillim.  "        "" 

JM>.V,co.  Iliver,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope);  Upper  Mis- 
souri; Mexico;  Cordova  (Saussure).  '    ^'      ^ 

5.  X.  clepsydra! 

Arsr/,„a  c/,j,s,j,/ra  Sny.     Journ.  A.'.ad.  I'hilad.  VIII,  12,  4. 

Fuscous,  spotted  with  hlue;  head  luteous,  an  incurved,  trans- 
verse hue  ,u  front,  a  I.n.ad  T  spot  ahove,  terminate.l  with  I,h,e  and 
3-eiiow,  bh.ci<;  thorax  fuscous,  dorsum  each  side  with  u  enneiforn. 
green  stripe;  each  side  with  two  broad,  luaeulose  and  lacerated 
«l'-.pes  and  an   intenncdiate,  abbreviated  one,  bluish-.n-cn  •  feet 
>---vu.sh-bIack,  femora,  tibia>  and  the  outside  „f  the  tarsi'rnfous- 
alHlomen  long,  slender,  equal,  very  much  attenuated  behind  the  in' 
"aU'dhase;   segments  3-10  with  two  larger,  apical  spots,  3-8 
With  two  triangular,  medial  ones  and  each  side  a  basal,  divided 
one,  segment  2  with  a  transverse,  n.edial,  interrupted  fascia,  and 
'onpox   hue;  the  last  segment  with  a  small,  basal  tooth  above 
''""^■'V  ">"1  I'lne  spots  connuent  at  the  apex;  appendages  fuscous 
"'argn.ed   w,th  black,   the  superior  ones  hmg,  narrow,  strai-ht' 
""••••o^vcr  at   base,  interiorly  with  a  carina  an.l  clothed  with  h.'drs' 
the  apex  obtusely  truncated,  a  snudl,  acute,  incurved  tooth  at  the 
«pc>x;  belore  the  apex  arc  three  teeth,  supeViorly  at  the  internal 
">argin;  the  inferior  appendage  one-third  shorter,  elongately  tri- 
angular, acute;    wings  hyaline,   pterostigma  moderate,^'nsc..us  • 
iue.nbrauule  fuscous.     Male.      Ifi  antecnbitals  ;  11  postenbitals. 
'-onu'th  GS  millim.     Alar  expanse  U  inillim.     Pterostigma  4 

/M>.   Massachusetts  (Say);  Jioston  (Scudder);  ]5allimore  (Uh- 

6.  SI.  verticalis ! 

.Ifsi/iiKi  i-d-rico/is  Ilasreii! 

Fusc'ous,  spotted  with  green  and  l,lne;  head  green,  with  a  T 
^pot  above    and  a  band  before  the  eyes,  black;  thorax  fuscous, 


dorsum  each  side,  with  a  cuneifor 


m,  green  stripe;  euch  side  witli 


AESCIINA. 


123 


llircc  ol)li(iiic,  ycllowisli-grccn  stripes;  feet  black,  femora  and  tibla^. 
above,  rufous;  abdomen  long,  slender,  eciual,  very  much  narrowed 
behind  the  inflated  base,  fuscous,  spotted  with  blue;  spots  like 
those  of -K  depsijdra,  but  not  confluent  on  the  last  sef;nieiit,  with 
a  small,  basal  tooth  upon  that  segment;  apixMidagcs  similar  to 
those  of -(7i'.  ricpsi/drn,  the  tip  of  the  apex  acute,  hardly  incurved, 
above,  before  the  apex,  with  an  elevated  line,  no  teeth;  inferior 
apix'udago  one  half  shorter,  elongated,  triangular,  acuter;  wings 
hyaline,  pterosligraa  small,  blackish-brown;  membranule  brownish- 
cinereous.     ]Male.     11 — 20  antecubitals;   11 — 12  postcubitals. 

Length  Gt  millim.  Alar  expanse  95  niillim.  I'terostigma  3 
millini. 

JIdli.  Washington  (Osten  Sacken);  New  York  (Calverly). 


i 
l.'v 


B>! 


7.  iEj.  hudsonica ! 

Aeschna  hudsonica  Selys'  Collection. 

JIdh.   Xova  Scotia. 

Similar  to  ^E.juncea,  but  only  known  to  me  by  name. 

8.  2C  constricta! 

^l(.f(7((;((  ciiuniricla  Say.     Journ.  AcaJ.  Pliilad.  VIIl,  11,  3. 

]>rownish-black,  spotted  with  green  and  blue;  labriim  yellow, 
head  yellowish-green  in  front,  a  black  T  spot  above ;  thorax  fus- 
cous, dorsum  each  side  with  a  stripe,  which  is  broader  at  the  wings, 
the  sides  each  with  two  oblique,  green  stripes;  feet  black,  femora 
and  tibiio  above,  rufous ;  abdomen  long,  equal,  blackish-fuscous, 
very  much  narrowed  l)chind  the  inflated  base;  segments  3 — 10 
with  two,  dorsal,  apical,  quadrangular,  blue  spots,  3 — 8  with  two, 
medial,  triangular,  yellow  spots,  each  side  with  a  basal,  divided, 
blue  spot ;  second  segment  with  a  basal,  dorsal,  line,  and  each  side 
with  a  transverse  line  npon  the  middle,  yellow;  the  last  segment 
flat  above;  appendages  fuscous,  superior  ones  long,  subarcuatcd, 
the  apex  dilated,  within  carinated,  before  the  apex  tuberculous  and 
inwards  an  acute,  recurved  tooth,  extreme  apex  with  a  longer 
spine,  which  is  acute  and  placed  inferiorly;  the  inferior  appendage 
one-half  shorter,  elongatcly  triangular,  obtuse;  wings  hyaline, 
pterosligma  snuiil,  fuscous;  memijranule  fuscous,  the  base  white. 
Male.     IT — 21  antecubitals;  11 — 15  postcubitals. 


_±M 


mi 


■jWi 

m 


:m    J 


'.'    1 


124 


NEUUOPTKUA  OF  NORTH  AMEIUCA. 


^T.,.,t,.tO,nii,in,.     .M.,,.^ so  00-100  n.ilH..     ,Wti„.a 

Jy-^'f'^'^y^    ^'-TlancKULIer);    Wisconsin   (Kouni- 
colt),  S'.  Lon.s;  Pcnnsyivuniu;  Connecticut  (Norton). 
0.  ^.  armata  r 


.Ksd, 


1 1  (I  nnna 


In  Hag 


en ! 


15row.,isI,-I,lack,  spotted  witl.  l,I„c;  head 
ovc  w.th  a  T  spot  and  Imml  boforo  the  eyes,  bl 


ab 


cons,  dorsum 


oacli  sulo,  anteriorly,  with  a  yellowisl 


in  front  obtuse,  lurid, 
eyes,  black ;  thorax  fus- 


sides  each  with  two  oblique,  yellowisl 


i-i?rcen  spot: 


riorono  is  arcuated:  fe 


1  stripes,  of  which  the  supe 


lontr. 


;  femora  above,  in  the  middle,  rufous:  abd 


oqi.nl,  narrowed  behind  the  indated  base,'  bl 


•"J— 0  with  tu-o,  bl 


lick 


low 


"0,  npH-al  spots,  and  two  lurj^er,  triano-,,1 


omen 


se<nnent,- 


«"cs,  upon  the  middle,  sides  blue  ? 


11  r, 


ycl 


with  a  line  and 


second  sep^'inent  each  side 


almost  immaculate,  the  tenth 


a  narrow,  basal  triangle,  yellow,  the  last 


segments 


a  ion-,  compressed  spine,  bent  backwards' 
sxpcrior  ones  long,  foliaceous,  straight,  tl 
rowed,   above   carinated,    tl 
acute;  before  tl 
lamina;  the  inferior 
row,  acute;  wings  subfu 


wgment,  in  the  middle,  above   witl 


appendages  black,  tl 


le 


!ic  b 


le   a 


use  inwards   nar- 


le 


pox    exteriorly  obtuse,   interiorly 


apex  superiorly,  with  an  elevated,  oval  d 


iippcndage  one-half  shorter,  tr 


/I 
fu 


niose. 


ives( 


■out  at    base,   ptcrosti<> 


posterior  ones  of  the  fe 


lentatt 


',  trmngular,  nar- 


male  sub- 


nia  vei 


7  small,  black;    niembranulc 


seo-cnereous,  the  base  whitish.     Twenty  antecuL 


postcubitals 

Length  C8  millim.     M 
inillim. 


ar  expanse  02  milli 


m. 


ituls;  twelv< 


I'tcrostigma  2 


Iftth.   Troirrs  del  0 


I  liav 


c  ex 


ro,  ]\rexico  (Saussurc,  Deppe). 


amined  a  mutilated  male  spe 


cimeu. 


10.  2n.  mutata ! 

uKschna  iiiulata  Hagen ! 

Fuscous,  spotted  with  yellowish-green;  labrum  luteous   blacl- 

CO  V        .  '    "^'^^••^"'i  '^^f^'-^  the  eyes,  black;   thorax  fus- 

cous  the  sules  each  w,th  two  yellowish  stripes;  feet  black  base  of 

"''»"»   "'th  black;  segments  3-7  with  two  triangular,  ydlow, 


AESCIINA. 


125 


medial  spots ;  base  and  sides  rufous,  paler ;  appendages  fuscous, 
foliaooons;  wings  hyaline,  the  base,  anterior  margin  and  midiilc 
fiavesceiit;  pterostigma  longer,  narrow,  bright  orange;  membra- 
nule  black,  the  base  white.  Female.  iS'inetecn  anteeubitals;  nine 
postculjitals. 

Length  10  raillira.  Alar  expanse  98  millim.  Pterostigma  4 
niillim. 

JIab.  North  America  (Vienna  Museum). 

11.  2D.  Janata. 

yE^chna  Janata  Say,  Jour.  Acad.  Plillad.  VIII,  13,  C. 

Fuscous,  spotted  with  blue  and  yellow ;  front  yellow,  with  a 
bhick  T  spot  above;  thorax  fuscous,  each  side  of  dorsum  with  a  blue 
stripe,  sides  each  with  two  oblicpie,  yellow  siripcs,  which  are  mar- 
gined witli  biaciv ;  feet  yellowish,  beneath  black  ;  alxlomcn  long, 
contracted  behind  the  inllated  base,  fuscous,  segments  with  a  yel- 
lowish band  at  ))iise,  an  interrr.pted  ajjical  one,  and  a  spot  in  the 
midule,  the  last  segment  but  little  shorter  than  the  ])reccding  one, 
carinated  at  base ;  appciuluges  suljarcuated,  !;ear  the  base  some- 
what dilated,  the  apex  broader,  pediform,  obtuse ;  inferior  ap- 
pendage iiardly  half  as  long  as  the  superior  ones  ;  wings  hyaline, 
extreme  base  fuscous,  pterostigma  fulvous ;  niembrauule  white. 
Male.     (From  the  description  of  Say.) 

Length  60  ?  millim. 

I1<(1>.   ^Massachusetts. 

Similar  to  yE.  constricta,  but  the  last  abdominal  segment  is 
longer,  the  apex  of  the  appendages  arc  mutic.  It  is  entirely  un- 
known to  me. 

12.  JB.  florida! 

Jl'jschna  jlorkla  Ilagen ! 

Fuscous,  spotted  with  green ;  front  luteous,  above  green,  imma- 
culate, thorax  fuscous,  dorsum  each  side,  with  a  very  broad,  green 
stripe;  sides  green,  with  an  oblique,  narrow,  fuscous  stripe;  feet 
black,  base  of  the  femora  rufous  ;  abdomen  longer  than  the  wings, 
eqiuil,  the  base  inflated,  the  last  segment  shortest,  fuscous,  with  a 
green  ?  dorsal,  interrupted  stripe,  which  is  triangularly  dilated  at 
the  apex  of  the  segments,  a  lateral  green  ?  stripe,  and  the  ninth 
segment  obsoletely  bimaculated ;  appendages  shorter  than  the  last 


W'    -  .)■; 


ill 


m 


1 1 


12S 


NEUROPTERA  OP  NORTH  AMERICA. 


segment,  very  s.nall,  black,  flat,  obtuse ;  wings  snl)fumose,  flaves- 
cent  anteriorly,  pterostigma  narrou-,  fulvous;  nienibranwle  fuseo- 
cinereons.      Komalc.     Twenty  antecubitals;  twelve  posteubitals 

Length  78  n.iilim.     Alar  expanse  102  millim.     Pterostigma  4 
millim.  o    "-  ■* 

I/ub.  Mexico  (Dcppe). 
_    It  is  most  like  yE.  htelpennis  Burra.,  but  distinct  I)y  tlie  front 
immaeulak-  above,  the  stripes  of  the  thorax  being  broader,  not 
well  terminated. 


T' 


13.  2E.  dorninicana. 

j-Eschiia  (lominicaiia  Selys'  Collection. 

Jfab.  St.  Domingo.     Unknown  to  me  ;  similar  to  yMjuncea. 

14.  Si.  contorta. 

yEschna  contorta  Selys'  Collection. 

ffab.  Xova  Scotia.     Unknown  to  me  ;  similar  to  M  cyanea. 

15.  .ffi.  cyanifrons. 

yFschiia  cyanifrons  Selys'  Collection. 

Hah.  Jamaica.     Unknown  to  me  ;  similar  to  ^.  confusa. 

16.  m.  grandis! 

.Eschna  ynnulU  LinnC.     Selys,  Revue  Odonat.  Eur.  131, 10  (with  the 

Fuscous  ;  liead  luteous,  front  with  a  spot  above,  anteriorly,  fus- 
cous; thorax  fulvous,  the  sides  each,  with  two  oblique,  ;ellow 
stripes,  winch  are  bounded  with  fuscous;  feet  fulvous;  abdomen 
long,  ecpuil  behind  the  base  inflated,  then  slightly  narrowed,  rufo- 
fuscous,  with  lateral,  divided,  blue  spots;  appendages  fuscous, 
superior  ones  straight,  foliaceous,  carinated  within,  narrow  at  the 
base,  at  the  apex  obtuse;  the  inferior  one-half  shorter,  trian<^nlar 
obtuse;  wings  flavescent,  pterostigma  small,  fulvous;  membranule 
cinereous.  i-^0_22  antecubitals;  12  posteubitals. 
minim"'''  '"  '"'"""■     '^''"'  ''^^'""''  ^^  '"'"''"•     I'terostigma- 3,i 

Hah    Bergen  Hill,  Xew  Jersey  (Guex);  I  saw  a  single  male. 
It  is  also  cuuimon  in  Europe  and  Asia. 


liil 


AESCIIXA. 


127 


17.  ^.  adnexa! 

yEsclina  adnexa  Hagen! 


Fuscous,  spotted  with  green;  labrum  pale,  fuscous  anteriorly; 
front  anteriorly  blue,  above  yellowish-green,  with  a  broader  T  spot, 
and  an  ante-ocular  band,  black  ;  tliorax  bright  green,  dorsum  with 
a  divided,  middle  fascia,  and  a  lateral  spot,  the  sides  with  two  ob- 
lique streaks,  all  badly  terminated,  fuscous  ;  feet  black  ;  abdomen 
a  little  narrowed  at  base,  fuscous,  the  second  segment  with  a  medial 
and  apical  fascia,  the  third  segment  with  a  dorsal  line,  which  is 
triangularly  dilated  upon  the  middle  and  apex,  and  the  sides  green? 
(the  other  segments  are  destroyed) ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma 
moderate;  brownish-black,  membranule  black.  Male.  19  ante- 
cubitals;  10  postcubitals. 

Length  60?  millim.  Alar  expanse  8T  millim.  Pterostigma  4 
milliin. 

Hub.  Cuba  (Poey). 

Is  it  J2.  cyanifrons  Selys  ?  I  have  only  examined  a  single 
mutilated  specimen. 

18.  .ffi.  virens ! 

Aeschna  virens  Ramb.  Neuropt.  193,  3. 

Green,  spotted  with  fuscous ;  labrum  black  anteriorly ;  head 
green,  above  with  a  T  spot,  and  a  narrow  band  before  the  eyes 
black ;  thorax  bright  green,  sutures  fuscous ;  feet  black,  anterior 
femora  beneath  yellowish  ;  abdomen  long,  equal,  a  little  narrowed 
behind  the  somewhat  inflated  base,  green,  spotted  with  fuscous, 
first  segment  green  posteriorly,  segments  2  to  8  green,  with  four 
fuscous,  quadrangular  spots,  upon  segments  2  to  4  they  are  smaller; 
segment  3  has  the  spots  linear,  basal ;  apical  segments  fuscous ; 
appendages  black,  superior  ones  straight,  foliaceous,  obtuse;  the 
inferior  appendage  one-half  shorter,  triangular,  acute  (of  the  female 
destroyed),  wings  hyaline,  of  the  female,  subflavescent  posteriorly, 
pterostigma  elongated,  brownish-black;  membranule  brownish- 
gray.     20— 24  antecubitals;  12 — 13  postcubitals. 

Length  84  millim.  Alar  expanse  118  millim.  Pterostigma 
5 — 6  millim. 

Jlah.  Cuba  (Poey)  ;  St.  Cruz  de  Bolivia  (Rambur) ;  Venezuela. 

I  have  examined  one  female  from  the  Island  of  Cuba  ;  nor  am 
I  altogether  certain,  whether  the  male  described  from  Yeuezuela 


ki 


w 


f* 


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1 


128 


nki)I{(»i'ti:ha  ov  noiitii  amkiuca. 


rk 


"•'""AH  li.'iv;   i(    is  ,..Mn.,.,..|y  lik,.  i,,  i,^-  ;„   f,,,  „„|,,,,il.il„Is   its 
oi.K  Hrrnst,,-,,,,,  i(s  ol.s.M.n.  meinhra,.,.!,.  „„,!  i,,s  |,v„ii„,  wi,',.rs 
1  |...ss,vss  hy„  (■...nnlrs  (Von,  « 'ul.u  (( Wy),  wlm-l,  a,,,  u  I'iltlo  sn.all.T- 
tl"-  '".S..S  o(  nil  tl...  win,-s  nr.  Ilavos..,.,.! ;  in  all  ,1„.  ,,,st  llu-y  agree 
CMtirriywilI,  ||,,.,|,,s,.ni,li,,n..l\/.^./m,,s.  i:,„„lH„..  ^    ^ 

10.  .ffi.  iiigoiiB! 

Aisr/iihi  iii,/,iis  l!;mil>.  N..nr(i|it.  1|)'J    |. 

<"'••<•'''-.    N'otini  uill,  rnscons;    Inhrnm   hlack   anteriorly ;   I.ea.l 
^nvn.,ul.ovo  with  uT  spot,  an.llasHu   helor.   t  ho  oyos    black  • 

•'--•"<:'   ''HMlu.rax  IWons.  witlM.  Kreen  strijUMwh  side;  si.],.; 
K-ven.  .HI,  an  oi,li.,ne,  narrow,  fnseous  stripe;  IWt,  l,la..k,  anterior 

;;'";"■''   '""  '7-^""';  "'"'-"h.  ion.  Kra.lnally  narrowing  poste- 

;;.V. ;".;•"    ^^    '-•"■y    .mrrowe.l    l.Hnnd    .he    base,    In,' eons, 

"""luHl  w,i.  gr..,„,  „,,  n,,,,  ,,.^„„,,,,  ^„.,,^.„  posteriorly,  the  seeon.l 

K.oen    with  a  transverse.  Inseons  faseia  at  the  apex,  Ihe  followin-^ 

onos   nscons.  w„h  a  .'.orsal,  interrupted  line,  a  n.iddle  (aseia,  trian"- 

•!^   '"'"'^  ''"\^"''  ""  -^1   f'-i",  "-,d  the  sides  with  a  b.'oa.ler 

...tn-rnpted  laseia,  green  ;  ,h.  last  s.gn.ent  Inseons,  with  two  greo,; 
N'ots;  appendages  Inseons;   superior  ones  <.r  ,ho  n.aie  lontr, 'folia- 
••^'<.us.stra,gi,t,obtnse;  the  inCeri.n-  one  half  as  lon,^  trian,.-uhir 
|-..-.   .Lose  of  the   len.ale   eMrenu-ly   long,   laneeola,;,   the^i 
Moa.ler,  belore  the  apex  slightly  narrowe.i.  snbacnte  ;  wings  hya- 

1"HN  of  the  fenndo  (laveseen,  a,   base,  pterostignu  Ion.,  I^lv       . 

•"-•'•-.nde  gray,      o.)  an.eenbi.als  ;    12  postcnbitals.  ' 

l-n.g-th   1..,.  nullim.     Alar  o.xpan.so  llO-Io,,  „,il|i„,  r,,,,. 
stigma  5  indlini. 

//.'/'.    St.   John's    Kiver,   near   l,ako    Harney,   Florida  (Osteu 
'^aeken  ;    Norton) ;  Cnba  ;  United  .States  (Selysj. 

20.  ^.  heros ! 

J.sr/nu,  luros  Vnh.  V.niom.  Sy.t.  Suppl.  2sr..  -R..„nb. !  Neuropt.  104  4  - 
A,sc/„ui  muUirinrta  Say,  .louni.  Ar;ul.  IM.ihul.  VIII,  D,  1. 

I'^.seons,  marked  with  yellowish-green  ;  front  obsenre  Inteous 
above  Inseons  each  side  with  a  yellowish-grcen  spot;  oeeipnt  of 
<'^;; ';'"';>''•  »'""1;  thorax  ruse,M>s,  dorsnn,  eaeh  side  with  a  stripe 
wlneh  IS  angniated  at  the  wings,  and  the  sides  with  two  oliiioue 
stripes,  green;  IV.,  blaek,  base  of  the  fen,ora  snbrufons;  abdomen 
long,  stont,  hardly  broader  at  base,  fnseons,  the  base,  middle  and 


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129 


iipcx,  of  tlin  Hc^niiciitH,  with  a  Hultinlorriipted,  narrow,  prcon  fascia; 
!il)|)cii(lu}j,os  l)la  •'••  siil)ar(;uale(l,  tlic  base  narrower,  a  tubercle  be- 
neatii,  tlio  apex  carinated,  truncated,  inner  ed|j,t!  villosc  ;  inferior 
appendage  one-balf  the  ienf,'tli  of  the  KUperior,  narrow,  almost 
('(pnd,  the  apex  obtusely  truncated,  sometimes  almost  bilid  ;  ap- 
pendages of  the  female  Ijroad,  ovate,  foliaceous ;  wings  liyaline, 
sul)llaves(;ent  in  the  middle,  the  apex  sometimes  infuscated,  i)tero- 
stigma  long,  narrow,  fidvous  ;  niendjranulo  wlute  ;  twonty-fivc  an- 
tecubituls;  sixteen  postcubitals. 

Length  85— !)(;  nulliin.  vMar  expanse  108 — 120millim.  Ptero- 
stignni  f) — 0  iidllim. 

Hub.  Indiiina  (Say) ;  Massachusetts  (Harris) ;  New  York 
(Calvcrly);  N.  Jersey  (Quex) ;  Maryland  (Uhier) ;  'I'ennessce 
(Saussure) ;  Waterville ;  Mobile;  Florida,  Lake  Harney  (Ostcu 
Sacken)  ;   liouisiana  (Sehaum)  ;  Mexico  (llambur). 

21.  2C  brevlfrona ! 

yl'schna  linrij'roiis  Ilagon. 

Fuscous,  varied  with  bhie;  liead  lutcous  in  front,  varied  with 
fuscous;  front  short,  broad,  aljovo  with  a  T  sjjot  in  the  middle,  the 
root  of  which  is  triangularly  dilated,  black,  surrounded  with  a  yel- 
low margin;  thorax  with  tlie  dorsum  hiteous,  a  sliort,  fuscous 
streak  each  sUh;  the  sides  ))luc,  obscurely  varied  witli  white  and 
lilack;  feet  yellow,  beneath,  knees,  and  tlic  tarsi,  black;  abdomen 
iidlated  at  base,  nigr'-fuscous,  the  segments  witli  middle  triangular 
spots  and  oval  apical  ones,  blue;  segment  2  has  a  transverse,  me- 
dial, blue  line,  each  side,  bounded  by  black;  segment  10  (J*)  has 
the  apex  rounded,  blue,  a  small,  elevated  tooth  at  base,  and  a 
black  spot  each  side;  superior  r.npendagcs  foliaceous,  fuscous, 
narrower  at  base;  the  inferior  one  luteous,  broad,  triangular,  a 
lit  le  shorter  than  the  superiors;  appendages  of  the  female  short, 
foliaceous,  fuscous;  wings  hyaline,  pterostignia  short,  fuscous; 
twelve  antccubitals;  ten  postcubitals. 

Ijeiigth  07  niillim.  Alar  expanse  01  millim.  Ptcrostlgma  2^ 
niiilim. 

Hub.  Acapulco,  Mexico  ;  Valparaiso. 

22.  iE.  pentacantha ! 

yEschna  pnilacanllia  Rami). !  Neuropt.  208,  22. 

Varied  rufous  and  green;  front  produced;  face  yellow,  subcx- 
9 


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130 


NEUaoPTERA  OP  NORTn  AMERICA. 


m  'm 


cavatc,],  the  finpcrior  mnrgi,,  honn-lod  hy  rnfons-  the  fronf  n 
above,  margined  with  ,oIlo..  the  ha.e  rufi fusZ';        ,.;,:": 
-  o-n.scou,  dorsum  each  side  with  an  arcuated  st  i  ,:    i ,    '  ^ 
with  two,  proon  ones;  feet  Idaek,  femora  partly  rufous'    11 
Jong,  sensil.ly  narrowinjr  posteriorly    rnfo  f.  '  "'" 

m^on  (the  n.arki„..s  oCnLT  ^'  "^^■'^"''•«"«'  «l'«tted  with 
short,  narrow.  2  t  71  ex'.lTr''/  ,'''"  "'"''  ^"'"'•''"^  «"- 
tci;  the  inf.ior  0  e        ittls,  ''-'^•«"'' «>"iq-'eiy  trunca- 

f-ubitals  ;  nineteen  postciibitals  "^*'" 

___.I.c,„.„  ,3  .nilli..     .Uar  e.v„„„3e  102  .„„,„.    i,„„„,^,„„  3^ 

^"/a  Xew  Orleans  (Schanm). 

23.  m.  basalls. 

yEnc/ma  basalis  Selys'  Collection. 
Hub.  Canada.     Unknown  to  nie. 

24.  iE.  quadrifauttata  \ 

circled  v."-H.  luscons-  foot  l.,.        "",     >     "^'^  '1''^'^''  '^''''^''^  "''e  ei.- 

.P,>e....«ge»  f,„v„„,  «,e  =., '.no/oj^  ^^^  ''^-P"^^ 
Use  ,„,n„,ver,  a.,d  bccail,  will,  „  small  oof!  ,T/'  ° 
pendage  vcy  short,  tn-a„.-„lar  bro.Z  M?  '  '"r<-'"»r  q.- 
wiU.  falvoas  veins  aid  a  l,:,U  il™,  ti,  ?,:'  T"  """'""' 
Wed,  l..oros.ig,„a  s„,a|,,  ,e,i„., .,  n,:,;:!;  ,  ,  '  ..II^'^"";; 
antecnbitals ;  nineteen  posteuhitals  '    "^"^^ 

Ss'Sr"-"^  """■'"•     '^'--P-0  85n,i,li..     i,_,^„„ 

("'s:z?;i;^,„,S';^i:;,*'--^"«-^was„i„gto„ 


OYNACANTIIA. 


131 


26.  X.  furcillata. 

yEschna  fiirrillnin  Sny,  Joiir.  Acad.   Phllad.    VIII,  IT),  7 diptaranlhit 

fjuadrijida  Ramb. !  Ntniroijt.  20|t,  1. 

Vfiriod  nriToii  mid  fnsoons ;  face  ycllowf^li,  Ijcnentli  obsoletol}' 
spotted,  filiovo  with  a  soiiiewluit  T-sliapod  miirlc,  which  is  dihitcd 
at  Imse,  bhu'k  ;  thoriix  pubescent,  green,  dorsum  nifo-fuscons,  witli 
two  green  strijics  each  side,  the  superior  ones  being  trnnsverso,  nnd 
short ;  the  sides  with  a  fascia  composed  of  three  spots,  blade ;  ab- 
domen h)nir,  o)iin(h-ical,  indatcd  at  tlie  base,  and  then  narrowed  ; 
varied  witli  black  and  green,  the  basal  spots  larger;  superior  ap- 
pendages long,  foliaceoua,  subincurved,  with  a  basal  and  medial 
tubercle  beneath;  the  inferior  appendage  short,  bifurcated,  tho 
l)ranches  diverging  ;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  short,  broad,  ipiad- 
rangular;  memi)runule  sub-obscure.  {^ .  From  the  descriptions 
of  Kambur  and  Say.) 

Size  of  Lihellulu  ferruymea  Ramb. ;  but  longer.  Length  55  ? 
millim. 

lldb.  North  America  (collection  of  dc  Selys  Longchamps) ;  Mas- 
sachusetts (Say). 

OYNACANTHA  Ramii. 

AVings,  with  the  anal  angle  of  the  posteriors,  in  the  males,  acute  ; 
second  segment  of  the  abdomen  auriculated ;  last  segment  of  the 
female  spinous  beneath. 


1.  Gyn.  trifida ! 

GijHdcaiitlia  irijida  Ramli.  Nonropt.  210,  3.— Selys,  Poey  Ins.  Cuba,  459. 

Fuscous,  spotted  with  green  ;  head  obsoletely  green  in  front, 
above  with  a  T  spot,  black  ;  thorax  fuscous,  dorsum  each  side  with 
a  cuneiform,  green  striiic;  sides  green,  with  two  oblique,  fuscous 
lines ;  feet  nifo-fuscous,  tarsi  l)lack  ;  abdomen  long,  slender  at  the 
base,  inllated,  then  narrowed  fuscous,  nearly  all  the  segments  with 
spots  upon  the  middle,  and  two  at  apex,  green ;  appendages  fus- 
cous, supeiior  ones  of  tlie  male,  slender,  the  base  narrow,  eultriform, 
the  apex  acute,  subaduncate,  interiorly  ciliated  ;  the  inferior  one 
very  short,  triangular,  obtuse  ;  those  of  the  female  very  long,  foli- 
aceous,  tuuards  the  apex  broader,  obtuse  ;  the  last  segment  pro- 
duced beneath,  with  three  si)ines ;  wings  hyaline,  the  base,  in  the 


'l.  11 


1^ 


•  i 


'•''•^  NKHIKincilA  (i|.'  Nuimi  AMKItl.A. 

•....Irs.  sul.|lav..sn.nl.  ,,l..rosliKnm  nMul.Tul...  fusrous  ;  ninHnM,  an- 
Ifciiliiliils  ;    Iwclvi-  |Mi,s|ciiliilalH. 

I'<'>'K<Ih;o     tOmillim.      A h.r  rvpans.-  S|     ;.,.  ,„illi,„       ivro 
HliKiima.J  millim.  '        ""*' 

//.»/'.  riil.i"  (I'o.'v);  .liiiiiui,.,, ;   Mni/.il. 

This  s|K-di.s  niiKmlrs  in  llorks  .lurinK  ll.o  rarly  part  of  nmrng 


y    Oyn.  aoptlmn. 

<.'//M.i,-,i////,,i  s,i>lim,i  HolvM,  I'.my  Ins.  (*ul,;i,  .JCO. 

Similar  lo  (ho  p.vmlin.u;,  l.navni.sh-oliv,.,  Iho  rxln-niity  of  tl,„ 
In.ntulih  u  tnmsvorso,  obsoloir,  fusrous  spot;  r,...|,  pah/fmnLM- 
•'ons;  win^s  hyalino.  or  a  lit, in  inlnMalnl  (a.l.iil);  ph.rosti.nn.v 

'■:;""''■;'':"■''   '■"•^'•'""*!   "'"   ■ >•  «ilh   u  ,s„,all,   .MuuUu.I  aurirlo 

(.J-tuoth,..l  u.  (;,/„.  (n,i,{„).  appnuh.^rs,  sup.riur  onrs  lonK  sI.m.- 
<I.T.  anil..;  Iho  inferior  one  vrry  shurl.      ( Mai.. ;  Iron,  th.-  .h'scrip- 
lion  ..I  IV  SHp  l,onj;rhan.ps.)     ()lu  |i,,|,  ...nallcr  si/...  ihan  a,m 
Infiilti.  ''  ■ 

//o/i.   .laniai.-a;   l?ra/.il. 

Not  sntlicioully  known  to  nii". 


t«t 


Tril.o  III.   I.llli:i.|,|:|4\,t. 

Wi.ijrs  i.no,p>aI;  trian.ul..  of  ih..  anterior  win.^s  ili.s.siniih.r;  ante- 
rior .uM.nital  Imnn.l..  ol'  th..  nu.I..  tV.... ;  p.-nis  an.l  v.-.s!.!.  ..onjoin.Hi; 
.ivoniial  organs  o(  (ho  IVnnil..  nneovoroti. 


Sul.-ranuiy  \ .  ('(>iM)r!,lN  A. 
Kyos  witli  !•.  tubi-r.'!,.  in  th.>  nii.idl...  posti-riorlv. 

MACROMIA  Kami.ik. 
Logs  v..ry  lonir;  tarsal  nn-iiionli  l-ili,!,  the  brandu.s  ...pial. 

1.  M.  taenlolnta ! 

.IA..VV,,,,.,  uu„ioL,U>  K.,,nb.  Nouropt.  I,!:..  :^.-.l/,„.,„,„/„  vitti,;,ra  IJamb 
>ouioi>t.  l-U'.4.--.)/,,,v,v;)M.-,N,-.'..  Kami..  Noiiioi.t.  Ml,:.. 

Obseiuv  brassy-irroon  ;   nuMilii  lutoons;  front  wiij,  a  fascia  anto- 
norly  yollow.  above  exeavate.l,  brassy-groen ;  thorax  brassv-n-een, 


.v-f^r^-^s^ 


MACIIOMIA. 


!  r.i 


tlorHiiin  ciicli  siilc,  ill  rntiil,  willi  iiii  ulinipl  yellow  siri[io,  tiiid  tli<> 
sitJi'H  willi  nil  ulilii|iir,  tiii'diiil,  yellow  one;  Feet  bliiek;  abdoiiicii 
Idii^r,  sIcmliT,  hrowiiisli-liliick,  Hcjriiiciil.s  2 — H  (;ach  Kiih'  with  u 
(liirsiil,  yt'llow  spot;  iippnuliitrcH  hliick,  tlii;  superior  ones  cyliiidri- 
etil,  with  II  siiiiill  lootli  oiilsiile;  tli(!  iipieal  half  a  little  iiieiirved, 
(lie  npex  iieiiie;  llic  inferior  appendaj^e  eipnd,  trianj^iilar,  narrow; 
\viii'!;s  liyaliiie,  pli'rosti;riiia  kimiiII,  hiaek  ;  nienilirannhi  eiiicireouH. 
Mule.  'I'lie  viilviir  liiiniiia  is  Itilolied.  ( |'\'niiile  from  llie  descrip- 
tion of  Kiiiiiliiir.)  Twenty  iinteeiihilals  ;  nine  posteuhilals ;  one 
diseoidal  areolet. 

lienf?lli  Mr»  millini.  Alar  expanse  110  tnillini.  rterosti;;ma  4 
iiiilliin.  • 

ll,ih.    I'liiliidelpliia;   Miirylaiul  (IJIiler). 


2.  M.  cingulntn. 

Miiiroiiiia  iliiijiiliihi  Rainli.  N(Miri>j)t.  1^7,  1. 

Varied  willi  liliiek  and  yellow;  nioiith  yellow;  laliiiim  in  the 
middle,  and  niiirgiii  of  the  lalirnm  bluek;  front  excavated  and  black 
superiorly;  tlionix  violet-bluish,  eaeli  side  with  three  stripes,  which 
lire  iint(«riorly  abrupt,  yellow ;  abdomen  with  yellow  bands  supe- 
riorly, wliieli  lire  iiiirrowcd;  feet  black;  wings  hyaline,  a  spot  at 
base  and  the  iijiex  broadly  (lavescu-nt;  ])terostigma  small,  riifo- 
fiiscous.  (Feiiuiie  from  the  description  of  llamliur.)  Antecubi- 
tals  —  y  postcnbilals  —  r'  two  diseoidal  areolcts. 

Ijcngth  near  r>0  niillim.     Alar  expanse  near  85  millim. 

I /((!>.  North  America. 

8.  M.  annulata ! 

Miicroiiiiii  (tun  III  (ltd  ll.'lgou  ! 

Fuscous,  varied  with  yellow;  mouth  and  front  yellow,  front  ex- 
cavated nliovc  and  yellow,  with  a  median  fuscous  line;  thorax  fus- 
cous, somewhat  tiiifred  with  brassy-green,  dorsum  each  side  with  a 
little  abrnided  fascia,  and  the  sides  each  with  two  oblique  stripes, 
yellow;  feet  black,  base  of  the  anterior  femora  yellow;  abdomen 
U)iig,  slender,  fuscous,  segment  2  with  a  transverse  fascia,  segments 
3  to  8  with  a  large,  dorsal,  quadrangular  sjiot,  yellow;  appendages 
fuscous,  yellowish  at  base;  the  superior  ones  cylindrical,  with  a 
tooth  upon  the  external  mithllc,  the  apical  half  sublncurvcd,  the 
apox  obtuse;  the  inferior  appendage  yellowish,  equal,  triangular  ; 
the  vulvar  lamina  short,  excised;  wings  hyaline,  the  extreme  base, 


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131 


NKUIUd'TKRA  OF  .NORTH  AMKltlCA. 


'■"""■  '••'"^>1'--  nuvos^ent,  plorosli-nna  small,  hla.U;  n,..,nbmn„le 
wlMUs  nn.m.u.s;  1|_1,;  anten.hilMls;  S-O  postcuhilals ;  Uvo 
cliscoidal  iircolcts.  ,   "»« 

l-c'n,trll,  ns     Vi  .nillim.     Alar  expanse  90-102  n.iliim.    Ptcro- 
s(i,ii-ina  L>^  milliin. 

-//'//'.   J'ooos  Kivcr,  Arostcni  Texas  (Capt.  ]>ope). 

4.  M.  pacifica ! 

ul/iirroiiiiii  jKici/ifd  llagon  [ 

_  F..s.;ous;  ihorax  Hiscoas,  tin^e.l  will,  brassy-.,,.,.,,  ,lo,.s,n„  oaeh 
Mde  w.lh  a  sti-ipe,  and  sides  earl,  wi,l,  an  ohiiqne  slcipe,  yellow  • 
"'••Inmen  Inseons,  spotted  ui.l.  yellow  inl.a.-t ;  feet  blL-k  abdo: 
'"-K.i  appendao.es  blackish-f„sco„s,  fl,e  superior  ones  bn.ader  at 
|K.se,atouil,npon(heex.e,.,al  .niddle  ;  tl.e  basal  half  na.Towcr 

U.     m,er;wn.,s    yah,, e,  base  or, l.e  posterior  ones  s.d,rn,no;e; 
l>>''>'.M,,u-n.a  s,nall,  blaelc  ;  ,ne,„b,-an„le  whilish-einereons.     Male 
^.xteenan.eenbitals;   eleven  pos.enbi.als;  two  diseoidal  a,-eolets: 
^^^_I-cM.,utl.  _/  null.,,,.      Alar  expanse  S,;  ,„illi,„.     Pterostigiua  2J 

//"/>.   North  .\,nerien,  J>aeilie  U.  W.  Snrvoy,  Lat   38o 
The  spe,.i,„e„  is  ve.y  ,„,„.h  n„„ilat,..l  ;   f  saw  nothi,,,.  \n,t  frao-. 
i.KM„s,  exeeptinn-  (he  win-s,  feet,  thon.x,  and  abdomen 


wm 


EPITHECA  C 


'AI!P. 


TlH>  (riandes  will,  t,-ansve,-se  vei.s;  hi„d  ^uu^s  of  the  ,nale  with 
llio  anal  an.de  ronnded  ;   the  aeeesso,;v  memb.'anule  lar-e. 
E.  piinceps ! 

lM'.M-ou>;  mouth  and  IVoni  pale,  labrun,  yellow;  tho.'ax  lu(eo„. 
.lorsum  anterh.rly  obsoletely  fuseou:,  the  sides  at  the  Ibet  a  U^'k 
var.ed  w„h  luseons  ;  feet  Inteo-Cnsc.ons,  tibiae  blaek,  the  antei^ior 
o.H.s  luteo-luseons  exte-'ioi'ly  ;  abdou.en  lono-  ,],,  ,,,,,  ,•„„„,,,,  ^j,^ 
"1-v  e.iual,  luteous,  the  do,-sum  obsoletely  n,a,.ked  with  fuseons  • 
"I'lHM.daovs  lon.u-,  luseons,  superior  ones  evliudrieal  at  base  nar- 
;■""•-   '"'■^''''^I  ='t  the  apex,  subineurved,  obtuse  ;   the  iufe.'ioi-  oi 


nfcons,  s],o,le,s  triangular  ;  vulvar  la.nina  Ion-,,  bilobed  ;  wings 
l'}.'liuo,  base  ol  the  anterior  ones  with  a  broad  streak  a  lar-^e 


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ti'ianp;ulai'  bfisiil  spot  to  tlie  i)ostei'ior  ones,  a  large  fenestrated, 
nodal  spot,  and  tlie  apices  of  all  the  wings  brownish,  pterostigina 
siindl,  1)la('l<;  meinbraniih!  large,  white,  the  apex  brownish-cinereous. 

Vor,  The  spots  of  the  wings  smaller,  or  almost  wanting. 

Eight  antecubitals;  5 — ('»  postcnbitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  03  uiillim.  Alar  ex[)anse  88 — 93  millim.  Pterostigma 
3  millim. 

JJdb.  Pecos  River,  AVestern  Texas;  Georgia  (Abbot)  ;  Mary- 
land. 

A  large  si)cciinen  (J*)  from  (ieorgia;  has  12  millims.  length; 
alar  expanse  1 02  millim.,  the  fuscous  spots  of  the  wings  are  Ifi'oader 
but  it  is  hardly  distinct. 

DIDYMOPS  n.VMiiUR. 

Triangles  with  Iruisverse  veins;  tarsal  nails  bifid,  liic  branches 
ccpial. 

1.  D.  transversa! 

JAhdlnla  /niiisn  rsa  Say,  .Touni.  Acad.  VITI,  10,  3. — Epniilifliali'iin  rinna- 
mniit'd  lUirm.  llandb.  II,  S4r),  2. — Dhlj/mops  Scrcillii  Ramb.  !  Neu- 
ropt.  142,  1. 

ivufo-Cuseous,  villous;  front  with  a  transverse,  yellow  fascia, 
ab  ne  excavated,  each  side  with  a  yellow  spot ;  thorax  rufo-fuscous, 
each  side  with  an  obli(pic,  whitish  siripe ;  abdomen  stout,  almost 
cylindrical,  rufo-fuscous,  the  segments  paler  at  base;  appendages 
short,  fuscous;  vulvar  lamina  truncatedly-cxcised,  short;  feet 
rufous,  tibia>  yellow  exteriorly,  tarsi  black;  wings  hyaline,  veins 
rufous,  with  a  short,  rufo-fuscous,  basal,  longitudinal  spot,  ptero- 
stigma small,  fulvous  ;  membranulc  white,  the  apex  cinereous. 
(Female.) 

Appendages  of  the  male  lanceolate,  subnrcuated,  the  apex  exte- 
riorly suiidenticulatcd;  thi;  inferior  apiiendage  ecpud  to  the  supe- 
riors. (From  the  description  of  Say.) 

10 — 13  antccidiitals;  nine  postcubilals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Ijcngth  55  millim.  Alar  expanse  15—80  millim.  Pterostigma 
2  millim. 

lliih.  Carolina  (Zimmerman);  "Washington  (Osten  Sacken)  ; 
Massachusetts  (Say)  ;  Pennsylvania  ^^Zicgler)  ;  Xew  York  (Asa 
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2.  D.  obsoleta! 

LM,.  o,.o!etaS.y,  Journ.  Acad.  Plnl.ad.  VIH,  28, 17.-Z/J.//„/a  no/y- 
sfiria  Burm.l  Handb.  11,  850',  f)3.  '^    ''' 

Testaceous,  hairy  ;  mouth  and  front  lutcous  ;  thorax  tostaeeons 
dorsum  uuh  a  point  each  side,  anteriorly,  and  the  sides  with  a 
spot  upon  the  m.ddle,  inferiorly,  yellow ;  abdomen  long,  the  base 

"flated,thc  apex  depressed,  broad,  testaceous;  appel^es  tes! 

aceons,  the  superior  ones  long,  the  base  cylindrical,  tire  apex 
broader  outwardly,  incurved,  subacute;  the  inferior  one  a  little 
shorter,  tr.nngu  ar;  wings  hyaline,  the  second  series  of  antecubital 
ve.ns  banded  wUh  yellow,  the  hind  wings  with  a  fulvous  spot  a 

bTad;.Srrf"    '' '''''"'  """"''^^""^^  '''-''^'  ^'^--^p-^' 

The  female  has  the  basal  spot  of  the  wings  larger  (Say  ) 

thenThr!"'f'n"'"'-''''  "'^''  P«^^^"^'^^^«  5  ^wo  discoidal  ureolets, 
men  three  following.  ' 

^Length  43  millim.     Alar  expanse  62  millim.     Pterostigma  2} 
Hah.  Xew  Orleans;  Indiana;  .Atassachusctts  (Say). 

CORDULIA  Leach. 

Anal  angle  of  the  posterior  wings  of  the  male,  acute  (body 
brassy-green).  ^       •' 

1.  C.  filosa! 

Cordulia  filosa  Hagen  ! 

Obscure  brassy  green ;  labium  luteous,  labrum  and  front  fuscous  • 
front  above,  and  the  vertex  brassy-green ;  thorax  brassy-grecn' 
the  sHlcs,  each,  w.th  two,  obsolete,  yellow  lines ;  feet  black  ;  abdo-' 
men  long,  slender,  the  base  inflated,  then  becoming  more  slender 
he  apex  a  httle  broader,  the  second  segment  inferiorly,  with  a 
la teral,_lu  eons  spot;  appendages  black,  the  superior  ones  long 
cyl.ndr.cal,  arcuated,  before  the  apex  thicker,  the  apex  recurved 
ontwards  the  extreme  apex  unguiculated  inside;  the  inferior  ap- 
pendage half  the  length  of  the  superior  ones,  narrow,  trian-ndar- 

wingshyahne,  pterostigmasmall,  black ;  membranule  large,  fu'scous' 
paler  inwardly ;  anal  angle  of  the  posterior  wings  acute  in  the  male.' 
T  ^    I^'.'.^l't  antecubitals;  six  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets 
^^^_Length  ot  millim.     Alar  expanse  78  millim.     Pterostigma  3 

IMk  Georgia  (Abbot). 


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2.  C.  linearis ! 

CorduUa  linearis  ITagen ! 

Obscure  brassy-green ;  labium  luteous ;  labrum  and  front  fus- 
cous, the  front  above,  and  the  vertex  brassy-green  ;  thorax  small, 
brassy-green,  tlie  sides  fuscous,  with  a  suba;neous  tinge  ;  feet  black, 
base  of  the  anterior  femora  luteous  ;  abdomen  very  long,  slender, 
the  base  compressed,  inflated,  brownish-black,  segments  2 — 8  with 
a  basal,  obsolete,  yellow  spot  each  side ;  appendages  black,  the 
superior  ones  short,  the  base  cylindrical,  arcuated,  a  small  tooth 
externally,  the  ajjcx  dilated,  acutely  bifid,  before  the  apex  is  an- 
other external  tooth  ;  the  inferior  appendage  a  little  shorter,  tri- 
angular, narrow;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  small,  black;  mem- 
braiuile  large,  fuscous,  the  base  pale;  anal  angle  of  the  male  acute; 
nine  antecubitals;  8 — 9  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  arcolets. 

Length  GO  millim.  Alar  expanse  92  millim.  Pterostigma  3 
millim. 

Hub.  St.  Louis. 

3.  C.  tenebrosa. 

Lihellula  teneurosa  Say,  Journ.  Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  19,  4. 

Obscure  brassy-green ;  labium  luteous ;  labrum  and  front  fus- 
cous ;  front  brassy-green  above ;  vertex  fuscous ;  thorax  brassy- 
green,  each  side  with  two  lines,  and  a  point  posteriorly,  yellow  ; 
abdomen  obscure  brassy-green,  the  base  inflated,  then  very  slender, 
behind  the  middle,  fusiform ;  superior  appendages  arcuated,  a 
tooth  ujjon  the  middle  superiorly,  the  apex  abruptly  incurved, 
truncated;  feet  black;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  black;  mem- 
branule  blackish,  the  base  whitish  ;  interior,  anal  margin  of  the 
posterior  wings  fulvo-fuscous.  (From  the  description  of  Say.) 

Length  51  millim.  or  larger. 

Hub.  Indiana. 

4.  C.  bifurcata. 

Cordulia  bifurcata  Selys'  Collection. 

Hub.  Canada  ;  Nova  Scotia.     Unknown  to  me. 


5.  C.  libera. 

Cunlulia  libera.  Selys'  CoUeotion. 

Ilab.  'Canada.     Unknown  to  me. 


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NEUUOl'TEUA  OF  NlUlTlI  AMKUICA. 


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6.  C.  procera. 

Conlnlia  pmc,  n,  Sclys'  (^,lll.,■ti()Il. 

JM>.  iXorlh  Aiiiorica.     Unknown  to  mo. 

7.  C.  chalybea. 

Cmliili.,  rhahih,a  Solys'  Collection. 

Hub.  iS'ovft  8coiia.     Unknown  to  nic. 

8.  C.  franklini. 

Vordulia  frail kl ill i  HelyH'  Collation. 

Huh.    Iln.lson's  I]ay.     Unknown  to  ine. 

0.  C.  richardsonl. 

( ■oi-dnli,i  rir/ianlsniii  Sv]yH'  ColUvtioii. 

n.f/>.    .Mm-kon/io  IJiv,.,-;   Labnulor.     Unknown  to  me. 

10.  C.  cingulata. 

Conlnlia  ci,i,,ulala  S.'ly.s'  rollcctioii. 

Jlab.   .Nowfoumlland.     Unknown  to  mo. 

11.  C.  tenebrica. 

Canhilia  I,  II,  lirira  Si-lys'  Colloetion. 

Jhib.   Xova  Scoiia.     Unknown  to  mo. 

12.  C.  saturata. 

Conlnlia  s„/i,n,/a  S,.lys'  Colloction. 

Jla/>.   Xova  Scotia.     Unknown  to  mo.  ' 

13.  C.  albicincta ! 

J-:p<'pIitlialiiiia  albicincta  Burm. !  Ilan.lb.  11,  847,  8. 

i5ras.sy-,.roon.    I.airy;    labium    L.toous,   front   inforioWv  and   at 

sKlos.  mtoons  ahovo  and  vortox  brassy-.roon  ;  ti.orax  bright  .roon- 

'n...y;  l.o,   bh.ok  ;  abdomen  .londor,  at  the  ba«o  inlktedr  tl.en 

uuloror,  the  apc^  e.nai,  brassy-bh.ek,  the  base  oaeh  .ide,  and 

ht  l...t  se,.,UM,t  a    the  apex,  inteous;  appendaj^es  Idack,  the  snpe- 

ones  sho,.,       .,..1,  straight,  a  basal   tooth,  and  another 

H  n  the  nuddle  beneath,  apex  trnneated,  an  internal  nno-„ionln,s 

uh  .s  a.vuated    prodneed;    inlVrior  appendage  tria-u^nlar,   a 

iHtle   shorter;    vulvar  lamina   bilobcd ;    wings   hyaline, 'antoWor 


COnOULIA. 


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iiinrjfiii,  ill  I'le  fomalcs,  subflavoscont ;  ptcrostigiiiii  fiilvoiiH ;  niein- 
liruiiulo  lar<>;€,  fuscous,  whitish  at  Uio  base;  anal  aiijj^ic  of  the 
iiiah^s  subacute;  7 — 8  autccubituls  ;  7 — 8  iiostculiitais ;  two  dis- 
culdal  arcolcts. 

Length  48  milllin.  Ahir  expanse  CG  milllin.  I'terostigma  3 
millini. 

JIub.   Labrador.     Is  it  not  C  frai)lc\lnil 


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14.  C.  septentrionalis ! 

('iinliilid  .11  iil(  iilriiiiKili.';  Ilagon  ! 

Brassy-green,  hairy;  labium  luteous;  front  brassy-green  above, 
cacli  side  with  a  yellow  spot ;  vertex  brassy-green  ;  thorax  brassy- 
green,  dorsum  with  ii  s|)ot  each  side  at  the  wings,  and  the  sides 
eacli  witli  two  niacnlose  stripes,  yellow;  feet  black,  anterior  femora 
yellowish  at  base;  abdomen  slcmh'r,  behind  the  base  iiiliated,  tlieu 
attenuated,  with  the  apex  e(pial,  brassy-black,  the  l)ase  each  side, 
obsoletely  Inteoiis;  the  apex  each  side  luteous,  villose;  append- 
ages black,  superior  ones  longer,  subdepressed,  straight,  with  a 
larger,  basal  tooth  beneath,  and  a  smaller  one  upon  the  external 
niiddle,  internal,  apical  hook  oblicpie,  longer,  the  tip  recurved;  the 
inferior  appendiige  half  the  length  of  the  superiors,  triangular; 
vulvar  lamina  bilolied  ;  wings  hyaline,  the  posterior  nnes  with  a 
small,  basal,  triangular,  brownish-black  spot,  j)terostigma  small, 
fulvous;  meinbrauulc  large,  fuscous,  the  base  whitish;  anal  angle 
of  the  males  subacute ;  seven  antecubitals ;  seven  postcubitals ; 
two  discoidal  areolcts. 

Length  43  millim.  Alar  expanse  CO  millim.  Pterostigina  2}j 
millim. 

Ifal),  Ijabrador.     Is  it  not  0.  richanhoni? 


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15.  C.  lateralis ! 

J''j)('ji/il/iiiliin(i  liifi  rails  Tiunii.!  llniidb.  II,  S47,  7.     JAh(  UvJa  cijnuaura  Say, 
,I(Uir.  Aiviil.  I'hilad.  VIII,  ;!0,  11). 

Fuscous;  mouth  and  front  luteous,  above  with  an  aiu,  ocular, 
narrow,  black  fascia;  thorax  luteo-l'uscons,  with  gray  hair,  sides 
with  an  (>li>olete,  yellow  stripe  ;  feet  black,  anterior  femora  almost 
entirely,  and  the  base  of  the  others  luteous  ;  alxlomen  depressed, 
a  little  broadened,  the  liase  indated,  conipressetl ;  brownish-black, 
each  side  with  a  marginal,  niacnlose,  yellow  stri[ie  ;  ajipendages 
black,  si'iperior  ones  long,  cylindrical,  obtuse,  sub-arcualcd,  tho 


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NEUUOrTEUA  OF  NORTU  AMERICA. 


base  narrovv  ;  inferior  appendage  sl.orter,  triangular;  vulvar  lamin. 
ongly  b.fid;  wings  hyaline,  posterior  ones  with  a  I.  s      t  ea      ' 
tnangu  ar  basal  spot,  which  is  sometin.es  larger,  iZ  i   ^f  ^o 
P  erost,g.a  Inteous ;  me.branule  large,  wluUsl^gra  t^: 

^Length  35-41  millim.     Alar  expanse  58  milli..     Tterostigma 

/A/i.  .AFassachnsetts   (Say);   Philadelnhin  •    Olnn-    t      •• 
Florida  (Osten  SaeK-en).  ^  ""''^"-'I'l^'^^.    Oh,o;    Louisiana; 

Does  it  belong  to  this  genus  ?     Perhaps  it  is  an  BprUeca. 

TETRAGONEURIA  Selys. 

Keticulatlon  of  the  wings  dense;  anal  angle  of  the  posterior 
wings  of  the  male,  rounded. 

1.  T.  semiaquea  ? 

Raxnb.  1  Neuropt.  145.  2,  (In  pan!)         '  '  '     ^^^'"''^  ^'""^'''""'« 
_  Fnscous;  mouth  and  front  luteous;  thorax  luteoun,  villose  •  the 

C:;   r  ^^-T^J^-^^^^^  ^-t  b,aek,  ant^ior  fl; 
li.  eou      abdomen  broad,  depressed,  short,  brownish-black    each 
side  with  a  marginal,  maculose,  yellow  stripe;  appenda's  black 
superior  ones  long,  cylindrical,  obtuse,  the 'base 'narrow      nS 
one  triangular,  a  little  shorter;  vulvar  lamina  longly  bill  1  •  win! 
yal.ne,  basal    alf  of  the  posteriors  fuscous,  subfenesLted     ^  er°o 
.gma  small,  luteous;  membranule  large,  whitish;  anal     ngle  of 

«': -n-'^  "^'"""-     ^'-  -^--'  ''-''  -^'^--     ^tero- 
//«i.  Savannah,  Georgia ;  South  Carolina. 

2.  T.  balteata ! 

Tetranomuria  halteata  Hagen  ! 

basal  point,  and  the  front  with  a  band  at  the  eyes,  fuscous  •  the 
a^e  vertex  and  the  occiput,  pale  yellow;  thorax  luteov.s,  v  I'lo 
the  sides  yellow,  two  obsolete  stripes  each  side,  and  larger  spots  a 


liilli 

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PANTALA. 

tlic  base  of  the  feet,  blackish  fuscous;  feet  black,  base  of  the  femora 
lutcoHs;  abdomen  short,  stout,  triquetral,  the  base  snbinflated,  lu- 
tcous,  the  incisures  and  the  three  apical  segments,  black  ;  append- 
ages luteous;  vulvar  lamina  short,  subemarginate  ;  wings  hyaline, 
with  luteous  veins,  the  base  with  a  fulvous  spot,  that  of  the  ante- 
rior wings  small,  pterostigma  yellow;  membranule  cinereous.  (Fe- 
male.)    Six  antecubitals  ;  five  postcubitals  ;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  37  millim.  Alar  expanse  fiS  millim.  Pterostigma  2  J 
luillira. 

JIab.  Pecos  River,  Western  Texas  v^Capt.  Pope). 

Does  it  I  jlong  to  this  genus  ? 

3.  T.  diffinl3. 

Tctragoneuria  diffinh  Selys'  C.llection, 

Hah.    Xova  Scotia.     Unknown  to  me. 


4.  T.  coatalis. 

I'etiagoneuria  costalis  Selys'  Collection. 

Ilab.  Georgia.     Uukuowu  to  me. 

Sub-T^am.  VI.  LIBELLULINA. 

Eyes  entire  behind;  beginning  of  the  second  scries  of  postcubi- 
tal  spaces  with  no  transverse  veins. 


PANTALA  IlAGEN. 

Eyes  connected  in  a  long  space;  posterior  lobe  of  the  prothorax 
small,  entire;  abdomen  cylindrical,  stout,  the  apex  sensibly  attenu- 
ated, basal  segments  2 — 4  with  two  transverse  sutures ;  feet  long, 
slender;  base  of  the  posterior  wings  triangularly  dilated;  ptero- 
stigma small,  trapezoidal;  first  sector  of  the  triangle  of  the  ante- 
rior wings  straight;  triangles  of  the  anterior  wings  narruw,  long; 
caudal  appendages  elongated;  genital  organs  of  the  male  a  little 
prominent,  the  anterior  lamina  bifid;  internal  branch  of  the  liamule 
uiiguiculated;  no  unguiculus  to  the  external  one;  vulva  disclosed, 
the  margin  recurved,  entire ;  the  following  segment  carinated  be- 
neath, and  bituberculated. 


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NEUKOrTEHA  OF  NOUTII  AMERICA. 


1.  P.  flaveacens ! 

Lih:lh,h,jlnr,,rn,s  Kab.i  Etit.  S.vst.  Snpi.l.  ;2Sr),l,^-l!(;  Soiys!  I'oevjns. 
Cuba,  443.— Lib. Hula  riri,lul,i  Jie.-uiv.  Ins.  Afr.,  et  Aiucr.  Ncur.  (;!)| 
pl.  iii,  %.  4.  De.si'iiiit.  do  I'Hgypto,  Nciuopt.  |il.  l,lii;.  -1.  K;„,i' 
bill-!  N.'uropt.  38,  10.— Lil„ /l„/a  a„„lh  JUmu.!  llaiiilb?  II,  8r)2'2'i 
l.iMI,!,,  tn-mimUs  Bunu.l  Ilandb.  II,  ,s52,  24.-/.//„//«/„  :^,ar2uii; 
Dalo.  Curtis,  (iuide.  I(i2,  5.  Sely.s,  Monog.  Libdl.  3(j.  Selys 
Uevuo  (les  Odonat.  :}22.  ' 

Testaceoiis-yollow ;  nioulli,  front  iiiid  vertex  i)ale;  feet  black, 
baso  of  tlie  feiuom,  and  the  tibia  exteriorly,  yellowish ;  thorax  with 
black  spots  inferiorly;  abdomen  witii  a  dorsal,  niaeidose,  black 
strii)e,  which  is  often  almost  obsolete;  appendages  black,  yellow- 
ish at  b.'ise;  wings  hyaline,  aiud  margin  of  the  posterior  ones  tla- 
vescent,  apices  of  all  the  wii-gs  sometimes  a  little  fnmose,  ptero- 
stigma  Inteons;  niembrannle  white;  fourtoei.  ..ntecubituls;  seven 
postcubitals;  three  discoida!  areolets. 

Length  4;!-52  millim.  Alar  expanse  7G— 91  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma  3  millim. 

Jlal>.  It  encircles  the  whole  world;  no  other  species  occnpies  so 
many  countries.  Awcrira.  Georgia;  St.  Louis;  .Maryland  (Uhlcr 
rare  and  local);  Cuba;  .Martinique;  St.  Thomas  {UO.  terminali's 
IJurm.);  Venezuela;  Surimim ;  Para,  Hrazil. 

Asia.  IJmico  ;  Sumatra  ( /M>.  Jhvcsrcns  Fal).) ;  Java  {Hh.  mm. 
hsWnvm.)-  Pondichery;  Tran,p,el.ar;  IJengal  ;  Mcobar  Islands; 
Ceylon;  China;  -lapan;    Luzon;  Kamtschatka. 

Oreanica.     Oahu;  Poraliora;  Tahiti;  New  South  AVales. 

Afri^x.  Egyj.t ;  Senegambia  ;  Sierra  Leone  ;  Angola  ;  Owara • 
Congo  (/.//>.  vlriduh,  r.eauv.);  Port  Natal;  Isle  of  Prar  e 

Europe  }    England,  Horning  (Dale)  ;  very  likely  an  error. 

2.  P.  hymencea! 

Libillula  lii/miHica  Say,  ,Iour.  Acad.  I'hilad.  VIII,  l!1,  J. 

Viridescent;  mouth,  front,  and  ve:  .ox  yellowish;  feet  black  base 
of  the  femora,  and  the  tibia^  exteriorly,  yellowish ;  thorax  each  side 
with  two  oblicp.o,  pale  lines  ;  abdomen  with  a  mac.dose,  dorsal 
stripe,  which  is  obsolete  anteriorly,  and  the  sutures,  black;  ap- 
pendages green;  wings  hyaline;  anal  margin  of  the  posterior  ones 
subllavescent,  a  round,  fuscous  spot,  veined  with  yellow,  before  the 
anal    angle;   ptcrostigma  yellowish;  membrane    white;   fourteen 


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niitccnbitals;  seven  postciibitals;  four  discoidnl  nroolcts  (only  tlirco 
at  the  triantrlo). 

Iji'nj;;tli  47  uiillim.  Alar  cxj)anRo  88  niillim.  I'terostignia  4 
niilliin. 

Hah.  Indiana  (Say);  Pecos  Iliver,  Western  Texas  (Captain 
Pope);  Matamoras,  Mexico. 

TRAMEA  IIaoen. 

Eyes  connected  in  a  short  s[)ace;  posterior  lohe  of  the  i)rothorax 
small,  entire;  abdomen  stout,  cylindrical,  slightly  carinated ;  at- 
tenuated at  the  apex,  segments  3  and  4  with  transverse  sutnres ; 
feet  long,  slender;  base  of  the  i)Osterior  wings  triangularly  dilated  ; 
ptcrostignia  small,  trapezoidal ;  first  sector  of  the  triangle  of  the 
anterior  wings,  almost  straight;  triangle  long,  narrow;  caudal 
appendages  very  much  elongated,  slender ;  genital  organs  of  the 
male  a  little  prominent,  anterior  lamina  recurved,  entire,  liamule 
cylindrical,  the  external  branch  elongated,  no  internal   branch ; 

vulvar  lamina  large,  bifid,  obtected,  the  segment  following  sub- 
carinatcd  beneath. 

1.  T.  Carolina! 

lAbdlida  Carolina  LiniK't,  rontnr.  Insect.  28,  ST)  ;  Anioen.  Acad.  VI,  441. 
Syiit.  Nat.,  eel.  XII,  904,  IT  ;  ed.  XIII,  V,  2024,  17.  Dniiy,  Ids.  I, 
113,  pi.  xxxviii,  lig.  1.  Fab.  Syst.  Ent.  424,  2:i ;  Sp.  Ins.  I,  ,'524, 
30;  Mantlss.  Ins.  I,  338,  33;  Entom.  Syst.  II,  382,  41.  Bunn. ! 
llaiulb.  II,  852,  2G.  Say,  Jour.  Auad.  I'liilad.  VIII,  19,  2.  Ramb. ! 
Nouropt.  32,  1,     Selys,  Poey,  lus.  Cuba.  440. 

Rufo-fuscous ;  front  superiorly,  and  vertex  of  the  males  brassy- 
purple  ;  feet  black,  base  of  the  femora  rufous  ;  abdomen  sometimes 
[iruinose,  the  three  apical  segments  with  a  broad,  dorsal,  black 
band;  superior  appendages  of  the  male  black,  the  basal  half  ru- 
fous, as  long  as  the  two  apical  segments ;  the  inferior  appendage 
reaching  beyond  the  denticulated  portion  of  the  superiors  ;  hamule 
not  exceeding  the  genital  lobe ;  vulvar  lamina  shorter  than  the 
segment  u[)on  which  it  lies,  excised  within;  wings  hyaline;  base 
of  the  anterior  ones  hardly  yellow,  posterior  ones  with  the  basal 
third  fuscous,  veined  with  yellow,  the  middle  of  the  anal  margin 
having  a  hyaline  spot ;  pterostigma  small,  fuscous ;  uiembrauule 


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*^*  NEIJIIOITKHA  (»!•"  NOIITII  AMKUICA, 

wliito;    Iwolvo   rnleeiihilivls;    Hcvni    poHtcul.ituls ;   four  discoidul 


Lnislli  52  iiiillini.     Aim-  cxpanso  DO  inilliin.      I'terostiKiiiiv  3 
niilliiii. 

//ol>.  Carolin.,-  .N.v,  .I..rs(7;  aoor^ria;  VUmi\i;  Cuba;  Gun- 
•  Iclonpc;  St.  TlioiiiiiH ;  tho  specimens  from  tlic  Antilles  wliieli  I 
saw  woro  very  luuoli  niutilatetl ;  tlu-y  may  perhaps  beloiii?  (o  T 
omista. 

2.  T.  ohinensis  1 

lAbfllulii  vhinniHin  Do  (Jeor,  Amu.   Ill,  r.5ti ;    pi.  XXVF,  llj;.  1.     Itunn. 
llau.lb.  II,  .snu,  :!7.     J.ih.llula  rin/lni,,  lUmh. !  Nouropt.  'M,  2. 

nufo-inscoiis;  front  abovo,  and  tlio  apex  of  the  vortex,  brassy- 
purple;  feet  blaek  ;  abdomen  bavin-  tlio  (bree  apioal  seKniienl. 
with  a  dorsal,  broad,  bla.-lc  I)an(l ;  Miperior  appeiHl;ijr,.s  „nb(!  nude 

binek,  as  Umbras  the  three  apieulse-ments;  inferior  appenda-esliorl 
acute,  roachinfr  beyond  the  deiiticuhited  portion  of  the  superiors' 
bamnh<  lonp:iy  excoedinp  the  jrenital  lobe;  vulvar  lamina  shorter 
than  the  se},'nient  upon  which  it  lies,  excised  within;  winj^s  hyaline 
the  superior  ones  yellow  at  base;  basal  fourth  of  the  i)osteri.)r  ones 
fuscous,  veined  with  yellow,  not  attaininir  the  anterior  niar^iM  sur- 
rounded will,  yellow;  the  ana'  mar-in  with  u  large  yellowish  hyaline 
spot  upon  the  mi.ldle  ;  pferosti-ma  small,  fuscous;  mend.rannle 
white;  twchoanteeubitals;  niue  i.osteubituls  ;  four  diseoidal  are- 
olets. 

Length  5:5  millim.  Alar  expanse  104  miUim.  I'terosliLnna  3 
niillim.  ° 

JIah.  China  (De  (ieer);  Madras  (Hurra.);  Caroline  (Vienna 
Museum);  A'irginia  (Kambur). 

3.  T.  onuBta ! 

Inimta  oniisla  Ilagen. 

Very  much  like  7'.  Carolina,  but  smaller ;  dilfers,  in  having  front 
and  vertex  hardly  obscurer;  the  s.iperior  appenda-es  <.f  the  mnle 
a  little  longer ;  the  inferior  appendaM-  just  reaching  to  the  denti- 
culated portion  of  the  superiors,  the  hainule  long,  excee.lin- the 
genual  lobe  ;  the  vulvar  lamina  of  the  same  length  as  the  segment 
"Pou  which  it  lies;  base  of  the  poster!  r  wings  less  dilated,  the 
basal,  fuscous  spot  smaller,  not  attaining  to  the  anterior  mar-in  of 


I 


the  wing,  divided  m  front,  and  irregular  exteriorly,  the  anal  mar- 


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with  a  larpc,  liynlino  spot;  tlio  jitorostipfnia  Imijrcr;  twelve  anto- 
riil»it(il,s;  iiirio  jiostciiliitalH;  four  iliscditlal  areolcts. 

Lciijrtli  i:]— 41  inilliin.  Alar  expanse  78—90  inillim.  I'tcro- 
sli.Lrn  M  .'!  inilliiii. 

J  lab.  I'oeos  I  liver,  Wtntern  Texas  (Caj)!.  roj)c);  Matamoras, 
jSIcxico. 

I  iiossi'fis  males  with  the  fiiscouH  Rpot  of  the  wiiif,'s  almost  lil<e 
tliiil  (if  7'.  caroVnui,  hut  lliey  are  not  a  dilTiTent  species. 

I  liavc  a  fi'inale  from  North  America  i*  very  much  mutilated, 
without  head  or  abdomen,  of  tlio  size  of  T.  onusta,  but  ihc  wings 
are  narrower,  t  lie  basal  spot  of  the  wings  small  and  entire.  I'er- 
liaps  it  is  a  did'crent  species. 

4.  T.  lacerata ! 

'I'rameii  Inverala  Ilagen  1 

IJrownish-blacK  labrnm  black  (J'),  or  margined  with  black  (9); 
fiicc  lurid,  front  superiorly  shining  violet,  vei'tex  shining  violet  ( J' ), 
or  yellow  in  front  (V);  thora.v  with  a  violet  tinge;  base  of  the 
abdomen  sometimes  pruinose,  the  seventh  segmeiit  above  with  a 
quadriitigular,  yellowish-green  rpot  (J"),  or  with  double  lines  upon 
segments  2  to  5.  i  -placed  upon  segments  C  and  7  by  a  large,  (juad- 
rangulur,  posteriorly  narrowed  spot,  yellowish-green;  feet  black; 
superi'>r  appendages  very  long,  slender;  hamulo  short,  not  reach- 
ing as  far  as  tnc  genital  lobe  ;  vulvar  lamina  half  the  length  of  the 
segment  upon  which  it  lies,  excised  within  and  at  the  apex ;  ante- 
rior wings  with  two  fuscous,  basal  spots,  posterior  wings  with  a 
broad,  basal,  fuscous  band,  which  is  ragged  exteriorly,  and  very 
deeply  emarginated  interiorly;  pti  lostigma  long,  brownish-bhick  ; 
membranule  snow-white;  ten  antecubitals;  nine  pos'  ubitals;  four 
(liseoidal  areolets. 

Length  44 — 4',)  millim.  Alar  expanse  84—94  miliim.  Ptero- 
stigniii  4  millim. 

Ifab.  Pecos  Piver,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope);  Matamoras, 
Mexico;  Mar}     ul  (Uhler). 


.   fc! 


5.  T.  abdominalis ! 

Libi'Ihtla  alidomiiialis  RamL. !  Neuropt.  37,  8. — Lilnllula  basalts  Seljs! 
Poey,  Ins.  Cuba,  441. 

Pufo-fascous,  front  and  vertex  rufo-fuscous ;  feet  black;  three 
apical  segments  of  the  abdomen  with  a  black,  dorsal  fascia ;  supe- 
10 


11 

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146 


NEUnorTERA  OP  NORTH  AMERICA. 


rior  oppoiKlnRcs  of  the  male  fuscous,  rufous  at  base,  as  long  as  tlie 
two  iii)k'al  segments ;  tlic  inferior  appendage  extending  a  little 
further  lliun  the  dentieulated  portion  of  the  superiors  ;  hiunulo 
exceeding  the  geiutal  lobe;  vulvar  luiniini  as  long  as  the  segment 
upon  which  It  is  placed,  excised;  posterior  wings  with  a  narrow 
fuscous  band,  veined  with  yellow,  not  attaining  the  anterior  mar- 
gin;  the  anal  margin  with  a  very  snudl  hyaline  spot;  pterostigma 
short,  brownish-black;  uiembraniile  white;  twelve  anteeubitals ; 
ten  postcubitals  ;  four  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  4G  millim.  Alar  expanse  86  millim.  Pterostigma  2i 
mlllim. 

Hub.  Mexico;  Guadeloupe;  Cuba(Poey). 

6.  T.  insularis! 

Tramia  insularis  IlagenI 

Rufo-fuscous ;  middle  of  the  labrum,  front  above,  and  the  apex 
of  the  vertex,  brassy-purple  ;  feet  lilack,  base  of  the  femora  rufous; 
the  two  anteapicul  segments  of  the  abdomen  aliove  with  a  black 
band  ;  superior  appendages  of  the  male  long,  rufo-fuscous,  the  base 
rufous,  us  long  as  the  three  apical  segments  of  the  abdomen  ;  infe- 
rior appendage  short,  reaching  a  little  beyond  the  denticulated 
portion  of  the  superiors;  hamulc  shorter  tiian  the  genital  lobe; 
vulvar  lamina  of  the  length  of  the  segment  upon  which  it  lies, 
excised,  rounded  at  the  apex;  wings  partly  veined  with  rufous,  the 
posterior  ones  with  a  narrow,  fuscous  band  at  base,  which  is  veined 
with  yellow,  and  does  not  attain  to  the  anterior  margin;  the  anal 
margin  with  an  oblong,  hyaline  spot;  pterostigma  short,  fulvous; 
meml)ranule  white  ;  twelve  anteeubitals ;  nine  postcubitals ;  four 
discoidal  areolets. 

Length  45  millim.  Alar  expanse  80  millim.  Pterostigma  3 
millim. 

JJtib.  Cuba  (Poey). 


7.  T.  simplex! 

Lilii  Hula  simplex  Ramb. 
452. 


Neuropt.  121,  128.     Selys,  Poey  Ins.  Cuba, 


Rufo-fuscous;  front  and  vertex  brassy-purple;  thorax  pruinose 
above  (adult  male),  the  sides  obscurely  marked  with  black  ;  feet 
nigro-fiiscous,  base  of  the  femora  rufescent ;  three  apical  segments 
of  the  abdomen  above  with  a  black  band ;  superior  appendages 


I 


CELITIIEMIS. 


147 


of  tlio  miilo  lianlly  ns  lon^r  ns  the  two  ai)ical  si'gments  of  tlio  abdo- 
men, l)luck,  tlio  l)tiso  Imidly  riifoiis;  the  inferior  appendiiffo  ex- 
temlinj,'  beyond  tlie  detiticuliited  portion  of  the  suporiors;  huniido 
sliorler  timn  tlio  genilul  lobe;  vulvar  liiinina  extremely  .short, 
excised  ;  wings  with  rufous  veins,  the  posterior  ones  with  a  nar- 
row, fuscous,  anal  band,  veined  with  yellow,  not  attaining  to  tlio 
front  tnargiii,  tlio  anal  margin  with  an  ubiong,  hyaline  spot;  ptc- 
rustigma  short,  iiigro-fiiscous ;  niemijranulo  white;  8 — 10  ante- 
eubituls;  7 — 8  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  38  millim.  Alar  expanibO  70  uiillim.  rterostigiua  2 
millim. 

Jhib.  Cuba  (Poey)  ;  Tampico,  Mexico  (Saussure). 

The  specimen  described  by  llainbur  is  smaller,  and  may  be  dis- 
tinct. Lib.  marcella  Selys  1.  c.  from  l^razil,  is  of  the  same  size  us 
the  specimens  described  by  me  ;  perhaps  the  same  species. 

CELITHEMIS  IIaoen. 

Eyes  connected  in  a  short  space ;  posterior  lobo  of  the  prothorax 
broad,  excised  in  the  middle ;  abdomen  shorter  than  the  wings, 
slender,  compressed,  trigonal,  the  base  a  little  thicker,  segments  2 
and  3  with  transverse  sutures;  foot  long,  slender;  base  of  the 
posterior  wings  a  little  dilated;  pterostigma  oblong,  long;  the 
first  sector  of  the  triangle  sinuatcd;  triangle  broad;  caudal  ap- 
pendages short ;  genital  organs  of  the  male  hardly  prominent ; 
liamwle  two-parted;  vulva  disclosed,  the  segment  following  it 
carinated  beneath,  bituberculated. 


1.  C.  eponlna! 

Lihdinia  vimnna  Prurv,  Ins.  II,  ^-Q;  pi.  xlvii,  fig.  2.  Fab.  Ent.  Syst. 
II,  382,  39.  Coijuf  bert,  Icon.  27,  pi.  vii,  fig.  1,  Bunn.  llaudb.  II, 
S-IG,  30.  Ramb.  Neuropt.  45,  20.  Selys !  Poey  Ins.  Cuba,  442.  Oliv. 
Enc.  Mi'tli.  VII,  S72,  19.  Say,  Jour.  Acad.  Pliilad.  VIII,  24,  11.— 
Librlhiln  Camilla  Ramb.!  Neuropt.  40,  21.— Libtllula  lucilla  Raiub.l 
Neuropt.  46,  22. 

Reddish-yellow;  labium  pale;  thorax  yellow,  with  a  medial, 
fuscous  stripe  anteriorly ;  the  sides  with  two  lines,  and  a  third, 
intormcdiate,  abrupt  one,  brassy-black;  feet  black,  base  of  the 
femora   yelluwish ;   abdomen  yellow,  dorsum   each   side   with   a 


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broad,  longitudinal,  black  stripe,  beneath  pale;  superior  append- 
ages of  the  male  short,  yellow ;  inferior  one  triangular,  acute,  a 
little  shorter  than  the  superiors  ;  vulva  uncovered,  the  margin  re- 
curved, excised  in  the  middle;  wings  yellowish,  veined  with  yel- 
low ;  anterior  ones  with  a  basal  spot,  two  bands  and  the  apex, 
posterior  ones  with  a  basal  double  spot,  two  bands,  the  internal 
one  mostly  divided,  and  the  apex,  fusco-rufous ;  pterostigma  fiil- 
vous  or  yellow  ;  membranule  white  ;  ten  antecubitals  ;  nine  post- 
cubitals ;  five  discoidal  areolets,  or  an  irregular  number. 

Length  40  millim.  Alar  expanse  Y4  millim.  Pterostigma  4 
millim. 

Hub.  Boston;  Maryland  (Uhler) ;  New  Jersey;  Pennsylvania; 
Kentucky;  Carolina;  Indiana;  Georgia;  St.  Louis;  Xew  Orleans; 
Pensacola:  Cuba. 


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2.  C. superba! 

Celilhi  mis  siiprrba  Hageii ! 

Black;  mouth  and  front  black,  front  obsoletely  yellow  above- 
thorax  black,  dorsum  scabrous,  each  side  obsoletely  marblod  with 
yellow;  feet  black,  exteriorly  lineated  with  yellow;  abdomen 
black,  the  middle  segments  each  side  with  an  oblique,  obsolete, 
yellow  line;  appendages  black;  vulvar  lamina  erect,  triangular, 
excavated,  acute;  wings  hyaline,  abroad,  fenestrated,  middle  band, 
the  apical  margin  narrowly,  dentated  posteriorly,  fuscous ;  ante- 
cubital  veins  of  the  second  space  marked  with  fuscous,  triangles 
with  a  fuscous  spot,  which  is  smaller  upon  the  anterior  wings,  and 
the  posterior  wings  with  a  basal,  fuscous  spot  at  the  hind  margin ; 
pterostigma  large,  fuscous,  the  exterior  half  white,  surrounded 
with  fuscous  ;  membranule  white  ;  ten  antecubitals  ;  six  postcubi- 
tals ;  3 — 4  discoidal  areolets,  at  the  triangle  4  or  5. 

Length  34—37  millim.  Alar  expanse  G2— G6  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma 4^  millim. 

Hub.  Oaxaca,  Mexico  (Collection  of  Sommer) ;  a  male  from 
Tampico  (Saussure). 

The  fuscous  bands  and  spots  are  broader  in  the  male.  A  pecu- 
liar and  most  beautiful  species;  it  differs  from  C.  cponina,  in 
having  the  posterior  lobe  of  the  prothorax  small,  rounded,  the 
triangle  narrow,  the  base  of  the  hind  wings  not  dilated. 


PLATHEMIS. 


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PLATHEMIS  IlAOEN. 

Eyes  connected  in  a  short  space ;  posterior  lobe  of  the  pro- 
thorax  small,  entire;  the  abdomen  short,  broad,  depressed;  the 
;egs  stout,  short;  pterostigma  long,  oblong;  the  first  sector  of  the 
tnangle  sinuated ;  the  triangle  narrow,  long ;  caudal  appendages 
short ;  genital  organs  of  the  male  rather  prominent ;  the  first  ab- 
dominal segment,  beneath,  with  a  large,  prominent  fork ;  vulva 
disclosed,  the  segment  following  it  excavated  in  the  middle,  bitu- 
berculated ;  the  eighth  segment  in  the  female  dilated  at  the  sides. 

1,  P.  trimaculata ! 

Libcllula  trimaculata  De  Geer,  Mem.  Ill,  556,  2;  pi.  xxvi,  fig.  23.  Fab. 
Ent.  Syst.  11,  374,  5.  Burm.!  Ilandb.  II,  8G1,  78.  Ramb.!  Neiiropt. 
52,  28.— LilHllnla  li/din  Drury,  Ins.  I,  112 ;  pi.  xlvii,  fig.  4.  Say 
Jour.  Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  20,  5.     (Male.) 

Rufosccnt;  thorax  each  side  with  two  oblique,  yellowish  stripes; 
al)doii-  n  of  the  male  pruinose,  female  with  lateral  oblique,  yellow 
spots,  margined  with  fuscous;  feet  blade,  base  of  the  femora  rufes- 
cent;  wings  hyaline,  a  basal,  longitudinal  stripe,  which  is  margined 
iiiferiorly  with  lacteous  on  the  posterior  wings,  and  a  very  !)road 
band  upon  tlic  middle  (^f ),  or  with  the  basal  stripe,  a  spot  upon 
the  middle  anteriorly,  and  the  apex  (9),  fuscous;  pterostigma 
fuscous ;  mcmbranule  white ;  twelve  antecubitals ;  nine  posteubi- 
tals  ;  four  discoidnl  areolets. 

Length  40  millim.  Alar  expanse  70  millim.  Pterostigma  5 
millim. 

J/ah.  It  is  found  from  iSIaine  to  Florida,  and  f''ora  Texas  to 
Minnesota;  also  in  Xorth  California.     A  common  species. 

2.  P.  siibornata! 

riatliiiuis  subiirnata  Hagenl 

IJrownish-black,  thorax  with  a  stripe  each  side  above,  and  the 
sides  with  two  very  oblitpie  yellow  stripes ;  feet  black;  abdomen 
with  a  broad,  maculose  stripe  each  side,  on  the  dorsum  and  broader 
ones  on  the  venter,  yellow  (in  the  male  it  is  wanting  towards  the 
a]i('x) ;  wings  hyaline,  a  basal,  fenestrated  streak,  and  two  angulose 
bands,  the  one  nodal,  the  other  pterostigmatical,  fuscous;  ptero- 


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stigiiifi  narrow,  fnscous ;  mcinbramile  wliite.  Tlie  ailiilt  male  lias 
the  bands  of  the  wini^s  joined  together  with  fulvous ;  twelve  ante- 
cubitals  ;  nine  postcubitals  ;  four  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  42  niillira.  Alar  cximnse  70  millira.  Ptcrostignia  5 
miliim. 

Hab.  Tecos  River,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope). 

"An  adult  male,  in  ray  collection  (from  the  same  locality),  has 
the  tlujracic  stripes  wanting,  and  with  merely  yellowish  sjiots  at 
the  origin  of  the  anterior  legs ;  the  labium  has  a  large,  square, 
blue-bhick,  middle  band,  and  the  laljrum  is  entirely  black,  the 
upper  part  of  the  front  is  blackish.  A  similar,  mutilated  male,  is 
in  the  Smithsonian  Collection,  labelled  '  8an  Diego  trip  '  "— 
Uhlcr. 

LIBELLULA  Li.vxil. 


Eyes  connected  in  a  short  space ;  i)osterior  Icbe  of  the  pr 
thorax  small,  entire ;  abdomen  stout,  rotundo-triquetral,  sensil)ly 
narrowing  posteriorly;  feet  long,  stont;  pterostigma  oblong,  large; 
the  first  sector  of  the  triangle  sinuated;  triangle  narrow,  long 
appendages  short;  genital  organs  of  the  male  hardly  prominent 
vulva  disclosed,  the  segment  following  it  carinated  in  the  middle 
and  bituberculated. 


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1.  L.  quadrimaculata : 

Libillida  fjunilnmaculata  Liniie!  Syst.  Nat.  ed.  XII,  DOl,  1.  Fab.  Burm. 
Ramb.  Selya,  Revue  des  Odouat.  7,  2  (with  synonomy).— Z,/i,//«/a 
qnadripuHClaia  Fab.!  liutom.  Syst.  II,  375,  ^>.—IJhdlula  tcniarla  Say, 
%  Jour.  Acad.  PLilad.  VIII,  21,  7. 

Reddish-yellow,  villose;  front  pale,  above  terminated  with  black; 
sides  uf  the  thora::  yellowish,  lineuted  with  black  ;  feet  black  ;  ab- 
domen attenuated  at  the  aiiex,  fuscous  behind,  the  sides  yellow ; 
sujicrior  api>endages  of  the  male  black,  very  long;  wings  at  base 
anteriorly,  yellow,  a  costal  spot  and  sometimes  an  apical  one,  the 
posterior  wings  with  a  triangular  spot  at  base,  reddish-black, 
veined  with  yellow ;  pterostigma  brownish-black  ;  membranule 
white;  sixteen  antecubitals  ;  fourteen  postcubitals  ;  lour  discoidal 
areolets. 

Length  48  millira.  Alar  expanse  80  miliim.  Pterostigma  4 
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irah.  Lake  Michigan,  Wisconsin.  It  migrates  in  immense  flocks 
(Dr.  Hoy);  Canada;  Massachusetts  (Scudder) ;  Europe;  Asia; 
Siberia;  Kamtschatka. 

Conimon  everywhere  that  it  occurs.  The  male  L.  ternana  Say, 
from  :\Iassachusctts,  certainly  ))elongs  to  this  species.  The  female 
of  that  species  belongs  to  the  following. 

2,  L.  semlfaaclata! 

Libillula  scmifdsciafa  Burm.!  Handb.  II,  8G2,  80.— Lib.  macuhtta  Ramb.l 
Neuropt.  55,  2>l.—Libcllula  temaria  Say  (9),  .Journ.  Acad.  Pliilad. 
VIII,  21,  7. 

rvcddish-yellow,  villose ;  front  lurid,  above  terminated  with 
black  ;  sides  of  the  thorax  obliquely  twice  marked  with  yellow  ;  feet 
bhick,  femora  yellowish  rufous:  apex  of  the  abdomen  attenuated, 
the  dorsum  with  apical,  triangular,  fuscous  spots,  and  lateral 
brighter  yellow  ones;  superior  appendages  of  the  male  short, 
blackish  fuscous;  base  of  the  wings  yellowish,  a  l)asal,  longitudinal 
stripe,  which  is  sometimes  double  upon  the  posteriors,  an  abrupt 
l)aud  npon  the  middle  and  a  pterostigmatical  band,  scmetimcs 
also  the  apex  fuscous;  pterostigma  large,  rufo-fuscous;  mcmbrp- 
nule  white;  fourteen  antecubitals;  ten  postcubitals;  four,  or  sod.o- 
times  three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  37—45  millim.  Alar  expanse  G6— 11  millini.  Ttero- 
stigma  5  millim. 

Hab.  Xew  Jersey,  Massachusetts,  Maryland  (Uhlcr);  Xew 
York,  Savannah,  Georgia;  Carolina,  Florida  (Ostcu  Sackcn). 

3.  L.  nodisticta! 

Libellula  nodkticta  Hagen ! 

Fulvous,  clothed  with  white  hair;  front  pale,  brassy-fuscous 
above,  terminated  with  bhick;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  incauous,  each 
side  fuscous,  sides  pale  with  four  sulphur  spots ;  feet  l)hu'k,  base 
of  the  femora  fuscous;  apex  of  the  al)domen  attenuated,  fulvous, 
with  a  broad  dorsal,  black  stripe  ;  appendages  short,  black;  wings 
hyaline,  a  basal  fascia  and  a  nodal  poiut,  black  ;  pterostigma  nar- 
row, black;  membranule  white.     Male. 

Thirteen  antecubitals;  nine  postcubital«;  four  discoidal  areolets. 

TiCngth  41  millim.  Alar  expan.se  77  millim.  Pterostigma  4 
millim. 

Jlnh.  Mexico  (Saussure).     It  is  ali.t  d  to  Lib.  quadrlmaculata. 


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4.  L.  saturata ! 

Libellula  saturata  Uhler,  Proceed.  Acad.  Philad.  1857,  88,  4. 

Reddish-yellow,  villo^e ;  feet  rufous;  abdomen  stout,  the  apex 
narrowed  ;  wings  hyaline,  the  anterior  margin  and  basal  half  yd- 
lovv.sh-rufous;  a  basal  streak,  especially  to  the  posteriors,  fuseo- 
rufous  ;  of  the  female  hyaline,  with  the  anterior  margin  flavescenf 
pterostigma  small,  fulvous ;  memln-anule  black  ;  twenty-one  ante- 
cubitals  ;  fifteen  postcubitals  ;  five  discoidal  areolets 
miHim^'^  ^2  'P^"''"-     ^1^^-  e-^Pa"se  90  miilim.     Pterostigma  5 

Ilab     GaUfovma,    "  8an   Diego  trip,"  Mexico  (Collection  of 
Hagen);  Cordova;  Tam^Dico  (Saussure). 

5.  L.  luctuosa! 

LibcHula  lucfuosa  Burm.!  Hand!,.    II,  861,  7G.-Libenula  Lasalis  Say 
Journ.  Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  23,  10.  ^ 

Bro^-nish-black  ;  front  dark  metallic  blue  (adult  male) ;  thorax 
with  a  dorsal  yellow  stripe,  sides  brown,  marked  with  fuscous,  or 
brown.sh-black,  pruinoso  above  (adult  male);  feet  black,  or  with 
the  femora  rufo-fuscous  (?);  abdomen  brownish-black,  dorsum 
and  venter  each  side,  with  a  broad  yellow  stripe,  or  brownish- 
black,  prmnose  above  (adult  male);  appendages  short,  black; 
wings  hyal.no  the  basal  half  blackish-fuscous,  the  apex  sometimes 
clou,  ed  with  fuscous,  the  middle  band  in  the  males  broadly  mar- 
gined with  milky-white  ;  pterostigma  black  ;  membranule  gray 

Var.    Hase  of  the  anterior  wings  shortly  or  slightly  blackish- 
luscous,  a  basal  streak  blackish-fuscous,    f. 
^^^15-19  antecubitals;  12-17  postcubitals ;  four  discoidal  are- 

Length  38-45  miilim.     Alar  expanse  73-84  miilim      Ptero- 
stigma 41  miilim. 

//aS.  Pennsylvania ;  Xew  Jersey;  XewYork;  Maryland  (Uh- 
ler) ;  Chicago;  Washington  (Osten  Sacken). 

6.  L.  odiosa ! 

Libidlnla  odidsa  Hagen ! 

Entirely  brassy-black,  or,  excepting  the  A-ont,  medial  thoracic 
vitta.  and  each  side  of  the  abdomen,  uhid,  are  yellow;  base  of 
the  .emora  rufous  (?  tcncral) ;  wings  hyaline,  the  basal  half  fus- 


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cous,  the  'TTimediate  base  paler;  female  with  the  apex  of  the  wings 
subiiifuscated ;  pterostigma  black  ;  nieuibmimlo  gray ;  cighteeu 
aiitccul)itaLs ;  fourteen  postcubitals;  five  or  four  tliscoidal  areolets. 

Length  47  milUm.  Alar  expanse  85  milliru.  Pterostigma  5 
Millim. 

Huh.  Pecos  River,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope). 

Hirallar  to  JJh.  luctuosa,  but  the  body  is  more  rol)ust,  the  spot 
at  the  base  of  the  wings  is  clearer,  or  fenestrated.  The  wings  of 
the  female  are  also  a  little  narrower. 

7.  L.  Julia! 

Libdhda  Julia  Uliler!  Proc.  Acad.  I'liilad.  1857,  88,  5. 

Fuscous,  villose ;  front  lurid ;  thorax  gray  above,  each  side 
nigro-fuseous,  the  sides  brown;  feet  black,  base  of  the  femoia 
rufous ;  apex  of  the  abdouien  attenuated,  apex  of  the  dorsum  fus- 
cous, ti\e  sides  with  yello  vish  spots  ;  appendages  short,  yellowish- 
rufous;  wings  hyaline,  a  small  line  at  base,  and  a  triangular  spot 
Ijehind  the  line  at  base,  upon  the  posteriors,  fuscous ;  pterostigma 
narrow,  ft'scous  ;  membranule  white.     (Male.) 

Fifteen  antecubitals ;  twelve  postcubitals;  three  discoidal  are- 
olets. 

Length  42  millim.  Alar  expanse  72  millim.  Pterostigma  3 
millim. 

Hah.  Fort  Steilacoom,  Paget  Sound,  Washington  Territory; 
Wisconsin  (Dr.  Hoy).  This  is  the  >«'orth  .' mericau  analogue  of 
the  European  Lib.  J'nha,  and  belongs  to  the  same  group  ;  the 
colors  are  defaced  by  alcohol. 

8.  L.  pulchella ! 

Libvllula  pulclu'lla  Drury,  Ins.  I,  115  ;  pi.  xlviii,  fig.  o.  Ramb.l  Neuropt. 
54,  30.  Duncan,  Iiitroduct.  2t)lL  pi.  xxix,  tig.  2. — Libillula  v(  rstcolur 
Fab.!  Ent.  Syst.  II,  380,  29  %  ;  Syst.  Eat.  423,  17;  Sp.  Ins.  I,  523, 
22;  Mant.  Ins.  I,  [V.n,  22.— Lib,  Hula  bi/asciula  Fab.!  Syst.  Knt.  421, 
3  9  ;  Sp.  Ils.  I,  520,  3  ;  Mant.  Ins.  I,  336,  3 ;  Ent.  Syst.  II,  374,  4. 
Burm.i  Ilandb.  II,  862,  i^l  ;  Blanch.  Hist.  Ins.  58,  9.  Say,  Journ. 
A<'ad.  I'liilad.  VIII,  20,  a.— Libvllula  coh/usu  Uhlorl  Proc.  Acad. 
Philad.  1857,  87,  3  (teneral).      ' 

Fuscous,  villose;  Uvrstim  of  the  thorax  grayish-fuscous,  sides 
with  two  oblique  ;elli  '^  marks;  abdomen  stout,  the  apex  attenu- 
ated, fuscous,  each  side  with  u  yellow  stripe,  or  pruiuose  (^^ 
adult);  feet  black,  or  with  the  base  of  the  femora  rufous  (9); 


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Wings  hyaline,  a  broad,  basal,  lunn-itiidinal  stripe,  an  abrupt 
medial  band,  and  the  apex,  rufo-fuscous ;  the  males  with  two 
alternate  spots,  and  a  spot  at  the  anal  angle  of  the  posterior  wings 
mdky-white  ;  i)tcrostignm  large,  black ;  niembranule  white ;  sLx- 
teen  antccubituls  ;  thirteen  postoubitals  ;  four  diseoidal  areolets. 

Length  48—52  millim.     Alar  expanse  80— 90  miUlni.     Ptero- 
stigma  G  niiilini. 

Hub.  New  York;  Xew  Jersey;  Philadelphia;  Boston;  IJalli- 
raore(Uider);  Texas;  .'\nssisbippi  (Edwards). 

9.  L.  forensis ! 

Libilhila  forensis  Hagen  I 

Eufo-fuscous,  villose ;  front  lurid,  above  brassy-black;  dorsum 
of  the  thorax  pruiuosc,  Uic  sides  fuscous,  each  side  binotatod  with 
yellow ;  feel  black ;  abdumcu  stout,  the  apex  attenuated,  rufous 
tac  ba.^0  i.ruinose,  the  apex  fuscous,  sides  spotted  with  yellow' 
venter  fuscous,  spotted  with  yellow;  wings  hyaline,  a  broad  basal 
stripe,  and  a  broad  nodal  bund,  rufo-fuscous;  two  alternating 
spots,  and  the  auul  p;-!  of  the  posteriors  milky-white;  ptcrostignil 
moderate,  black  ;  membranule  white.     JIale. 

rouneenautecubltals;  twehe  pustcubitals  ;  four  diseoidal  are- 
olets. 

Length  47  millim.     Alar  expanse  78  millim.     Pterosti"-ma  4 
millim.  ° 

Mab.  California  (Berlin  Museum), 

10.  L.  deplanata ! 

LibcUuhi  drplanata  Ramb.!  Keuropt.  75,  Gl.-Ubcllula  cxusta  Pay  Jour. 
Acad,  riiilad.  VIII,  20,  18. 

Rufo-fuscous,  villose;  fror,t  lutcons,  vertex  fuscous;  the  thorax 
rufous  in  front,  with  two  yellow  stripes,  margined  exteriorly  with 
fuscous;  feet  fuscous;  the  abdomen  short,  triquetral,  rufous,  a 
dorsal  stripe  and  the  margins  and  sutures  l)lacki.-;h-fuscous ;  wings 
hyfiline,  anterior  ones  with  two  lines  at  the  base,  posterior  ones 
with  a  triangular  spot  at  baso,  divided  with  yellow,  rufo-fuscous; 
pterostigma  small,  fulvous;  membranule  whitish;  twelve  antecu- 
bitals;  nine  postcubitals  ;  throe  discoidu'  aroolcts. 

Length  S2  millim.  Alar  expanse  56  millim.  Pterostiffma  3 
millim. 

I/"b.  Georgia;  Massachusetts  (Say).  I  am  not  quite  sure 
whether  it  belongs  to  this  geuus. 


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L.  cxnsta  Say,  difTcrs  in  having  twelve  to  thirteen  postcubital 

cross-nervules ;  it  may  he  a  different  species. 

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(The  females  have  the  sides  of  the  eighth  abdominal  segment  dilated.) 

Siiecies  11 — 17. 

11.  L.  auripennis ! 

Libcl'ula  auripennh  Bum.!  Handb.  11,  8G1,  IT.—Lihellula  coatalis  Ramb.! 
Kfuropt.  59,  36. 

rvcihlLsh-ycllow;  thorax  reel,  or  with  a  niiadic,  dorsal  yellow 
stripe  (teneral) ;  feet  reddish ;  abdomen  long-,  slender,  triquetral, 
vcddish-yellow,  a  dorsal  stripe,  lost  anteriorly,  black ;  wings  sub- 
fiiniose,  veined  with  yellow;  the  anterior  margin  flavcscent ;  the 
aiiex  sometimes  infuscated  ;  pterost'gma  large,  yellow  or  red ; 
inembranule  black;  15—18  antecubitals ;  11—15  postcubitals ; 
four  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  48— 5G  millim.     Alar  expanse  1G— 85  millim.     Ptero- 

stigma  G  millim. 

Ifab.  New  Jersey  (Gucx) ;  [Maryland  (Uhler) ;  New  York; 
Ohio;  Savannah,  Georgia;  New  Orleans,  Louisiana;  Florida 
(Osten  Siickcn). 

12.  L.  incesta! 

Libellula  incesta  Hagen ! 

Black,  pruinosc;  labium  lutcous,  front  superiorly,  brassy-black; 
sides  of  the  thorax  paler,  pruinose,  terminated  inferiorly  with 
black;  feet  black,  base  of  the  femora  fuscous;  abdomen  long, 
taender,  triciuctral,  black,  pruinosc  ;  wings  hyaline,  veined  with 
black,  the  apex  hardly  infuscated;  pterostigma  long,  black;  mem- 
branulc  cinereous.     (]Mnle.) 

Fifteen  antecubitals;  twelve  postcubitals;  three  discoidal  are- 
olets. 

Length  54  millim.     Alar  expanse  84  millim.     Pterostigma  6 

millim. 

J!(d).  Carolina  (Zimmernmn). 

13.  L.  lydia! 

Lihrlluht  India  Drary,  Ins.  II,  8,5  ;    pi.  xlvii,  fig.  1.     Ramb. !  Neuropt. 
5.'),  32 ;    Oliv.  Enc.  Meth.  VII,  570,  S.—Libdlula  leda  Say,  Jouru. 
Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  22,  8,  var.  A. 
Reddish-yellow;  front  whitish  ;  vertex,  and  labium  in  the  mid- 


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f'  ';l;n-I< ;  .lors.un  cf  (ho  (Iu,rax  rufcus,  (I.c  nuvlinn  nnlcns  yellow 

I'O  sulos  ^nvc.M.sh-wl.ile,  I,o.u.atl.  l..nninal,..l  will,  hhrk  ■  uU ,.,.' 

lonK^  narrmv,  lri.,uotml,  yellow,  tho  Imso  Kron.islMvI.it.,  u  ,l„r..| 
s  .•ip.N  an.l  another  eaeh  si.lo  at  base,  shorter,  un.l  the  sutures 
.'•^'•'^  ;  appen,I.,,M.s  l.laek  ;  feet  hlaek,  base  of  the  femora  yellow- 

^^/«/<  Mai,:    Thorax  above,  pruiiiose. 
JJ-L'Oanteeubitals;   15-17  posteubitals ;  four  discoidal  arc- 

n  mniiM."'  ^"^-'^  ""'"'"•    ^''''  '''"'"^^^  '''  '"■■"'"^-    ^'t^-'-o^tignm 

/A'/'.   XtMv  Orleans,  Louisiana;  Georgia;  Virginia. 
14.  L.  axillena ! 

.lour.  Ae;i,l.  I'hil.ul.  VIII, -!•,  y.  »«"  n.i^, 

no      a.ul   Uu-un.  b  .eic,  car.,onareonsJVont  nu.allie-biue  aU^^^ 

lu     above   n.e,aiK-bIue;    tip   of   ,he   vertex   yellowish;    feet 

cK     he  base  o    the  fen,oru  hardly  rufous;  the  dorsal  ..ripe  of 

the  abdomen  reaeh  u"'  to  (ho  (].,.p.>v.  ..     .  •  ^  -i  w  ui 

'uiin     10  tilt  tlioi.ix;  a  sinpc  Mjum  tho  anterior 

iuseons.  '  "'"''''  "'"■'"'  ""  "'^'"'  '"^'  P«orosti^„,a,  blaeldsh- 

stillu'l^''  ''~n'  '""''"•     '''''  ^^^'^"'^^  ^'^-^'^  '-'•'-•     I'tero- 
stigma  () — 7  indlini. 

J/a/.^   Georgia ;     Now   Orleans    Louisiana;     Flodda   (Osten 
1«  it  a  variety  of  L.  /i/diw^ 

15.  L.  flavida ! 

fMH'lMa  jIarUh,  Ranib.!  Ntnm^pt.  fiS,  35, 

Keddish-yellow ;  mouth,  front  and  tip  of  the  v.  rtex,  pale  yellow  • 

Hl-ct  ai,  3clIow;  a  dorsal  stripe,  another  at  base,  eaeh  side,  and 
0  sutures    bro.ufsh-black ;   the  inferior  appenda.c   pale  ;   feet 
black,  anterior  femora  ycllowi.h  beneath;  wings  hyaline  the  an 


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rior  ninrji;in  flavcsocnt,  the  base  hardly  rufcsccnt,  tlic  apex  sulj- 
iiifiiscatod ;  plorosligma  largo,  bicolored,  yellow,  exteriorly  fuscous ; 
iiienil)ramde  gray. 

Ai/iiff.  Mdle.  .Thorax  and  al»domcn  lirownish-black,  wings  hardly 
flavcsccnt  anteriorly. 

Fifteen  anteenbitals ;  eleven  postcubitals ;  four  discoidal  areolets. 

liength  41S— ri2  niillim.  Alar  cxpanso  84— 88  niillim.  Ptero- 
slignui  (!  niilliin. 

Jlitl).   I'ecos  llivcr.  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope). 

16.  L.  quadrupla! 

lAhrlhila   iiuiulnipin   Say,  Jour.   Acid.   Pliilad.   "VIII,  23,    9.—rjh<Ihtln 
hisliijiiia  Uhlor!  Troc.  Acad.  I'liilad.  IS.'iT,  ST,  1.     Adult  mak'. 

lleddish-ycllow ;  mouth  and  front  yellowish,  vertex  fuscous ; 
thorax  anteriorly  rufous,  the  median  sulcus  yellowish ;  sides  pale 
yellow,  with  an  interrupted,  oblique,  fuscous  stripe  ;  feet  l.lr^ck, 
l)asc  of  the  femora  luteous  ;  abdomen  tritpietral,  lutcous,  with  a 
l)road  dorsal  stripe,  anteriorly  absent,  ))rownish-l)hick ;  wings  hya- 
line, the  anterior  margin,  especially  at  the  apex,  flaveseent,  the 
base  with  a  brownish-l)lack  streak  ;  the  apex  sometimes  inl'uscated  ;- 
])terostigma  large,  broader  in  the  middle,  bicolored,  yellow,  exte- 
riorly black;  memltrannle  black. 

Jilii/t  Milk.  Thorax  and  al)domen  nigro-fuscous,  altogether 
pruinose,  mouth,  front,  and  the  vertex  black,  wings  sometimes 
hyaline  anteriorly. 

13—15  antecubitals ;  9—11  postculntals ;  three  discoidal  are- 
olets. 

Length  40 — 4G  millini.  Alar  expanse  10 — 16  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma  5  millim. 

Huh.  Baltimore  (Uhler) ;  Massachusetts;  New  Jersey;  Mary- 
land. 

May  this  not  l)e  Lib.  cyanea  Fab.?  (compare  South  American 
!Neuroptera.) 

17.  L.  plumbea ! 

J.ibrllula  plumb,  a  Uhler  I  I'roc.  Arad.  Pliilad.  IS:,7,  87,  2. 

Ilufo-fuscous ;  mouth  and  front  brassy-black,  margined  with 
yellow  (J"),  or  luteo-fuscous  (9);  vertex  fuscous;  thorax  in  front 
fuscous,  iiruinosc  (J"),  or  rufous,  with  the  median  s>  Icus  yellow- 
ish (9),  sides  yellowish-white,  with  an  interrupted,  obli(ine,  fuscous 


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stripe;  alxlomon  tri(i>.otml, fuscous, imiinose,  l.ni.atl.  vclIowiM,  ( .7 ) 
or  rufouH,  a  dorsal,  l.rowMish-I.lack  stripe,  absent  a'titeriorly  ^>).' 
feet  l.Inck,  femora  partly  rufescent ;  wings  l,yali„o,  tl.e  antcrio; 
imirfTu.  ont.rely  flaveseent,  a  basal,  not  well  tenninate.I,  fnseons 
-streak,  ami  the  npex  (i„  the  female)  also  fuscous;  pterosti-nna 
largo,  rufous  ;  membrauule  whitish  ;  sixt,on  nntecubitals  ;  twelve 
postcubitals  ;  three  (liscoidal  ureolets. 

Leuotl.   U)  niillira.     Alar  expanse  74  niillini.     I'terosti-ma  G 

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18.  L.  funereal 

Lihellula  funerea  Ilagen  I 

MuhAJuh     P.lack;  mouth  and  front  brassv-blark  ;  feet  l,iack 
.efour  l-ostenortilme  yellow  exteriorly;  abdomen  slender,  trione-' 
tnil,  black;  the  appendages  yellow;  wings  blackish-fuscous  •  the 
apex,  nu.l  base  of  the  anterior  ones  hyaline ;  pterostign.a  large 
bluek,  mcMnbranule  black.     Tenernl  nu,h  and  ,1.  Jhnak  ^wv.^. 
."g  a  yellow  color,  the  mouth  and  front  yellowish  ;  thorax  yellow 
.cdorsun.  each  side,  infuscated  ;  feet  lurid ;  abdomen  yeliowish' 
he  dorsum  and  sulcs  ..ubinfuscated;  the  wings  somewhat  yellowish 
l-e  apex  hya.ue,  the  apical  margin  infuscated;  pterostign,,,,  pale  • 
twelve  an.ecub.tals ;  ten  postcubi.als  ;  three  discuidal  aPeolets      ' 
^^_Leng,h  50  n.illim.     Alar  expanse  70  millim.     I'terostigmu  0 

Ii<(l>.  ^Mexico. 
19.  L.  umbrata! 

Mdaumhrala  Liu„e,  Syst.  Nat.  0O3,  13;  Fab.  Sy.st.  Ent  4-'"  14- 
Sp.  Ins  I,  522,  IS ;  Maut.  I„s.  I,  .37,  1.  ;  Knt.'^yst.  '"r  ' •' 
-•>«  .„.,..  II,  ,:,.,  48.  Ra,u.,. !  Neuro,t.  73,  :l  Se.  .  P,/ 
Ins.  (ul,a,  448.-/.7.7/„/„  unijusriam  Do  (ieer,  M.-.n.  Ill  5^  f.' 
pl.  XXVI,  H.A.-Lih.ll,dafaH,u-  lUirm. !  Ilan.ll)  II  80S  4--,  n"  ' 
>-.0.-/.A'//»/a  sukn,riau,  Burm.!  Ilandb.  II,  ,,,,  4,;  J,.  ■,',;,  i.^J^;;^^ 
-  llhda  r,in,ruia  UnnnA  Ilan.ll..  II,  Sf.O,  47  (male  adult).-/  ! 
MMa  rural.  Bnruul  Ilandb.  II,  Sf.U.  4t.  (lexuakO.-y.-,,//,,/  y/„;,. 
ecu,,  Kamb. !  Neiiropt.  87,  7U  (female).  "^ 

M,/e  /.nerai,  and  Female.  Olivaceous,  mouth  and  fVont  (lave- 
scent;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  obsoletely  varied  with  fuscous-  feet 
fuscous,  femora  partly  yellowish;  abdomen  olivaceous,  a  d'orsal 
Stripe,  almost  absent  anteriorly,  and  the  apex  of  segments  4-10 


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brow  'i-hluek ;  miiicndajjcs  yellowisli ;  wings  liyaliiio,  tlic  apex 
shI.Iu,- ous,  l;iso  of  tlic  posterior  ones  oelmiceoiis ;  ptcroKtigma 
lurgp,  fulvous;  mcmliniinilo  fn>euiis. 

Male  Adult.    ^hni\.\\  itiid      mt  stcol-bliio  ;  body  nigro-fuseous, 
til  II  violet  tinge,  i)ruinoso  ;  win-rs  with  a  I)roa(l,  blnckish-fuseons 
band,  b<'twcen  the  iiodiH       '  "'  -,'ma;  i)terostigMiii  hrownish- 

blivek,  the  base  of  tli.-  ;.  ikh  ones  rufo-fii.scons ;  the  ii[)ex  of 
onoh,  often  hyaline;  11—13  antecubituls ;  9—12  ponteubitals ; 
three  diseoidnl  'vreolcts. 

Lengths.^  17  millim.  Alar  expanse  50— T2  niilliin.  Ptero- 
stigmii  i — 5  millim, 

Jluh.  (Jeorgia  (Abbot),  a  single  male  in  llagen's  collection; 
]\Iatamoras,  Mexico,  a  single  male  in  Hagen'a  collection ;  Cuba 
(Tocy);  Martiui(pic;  St.  Thomas;  Harliadoes;  I'orto  Cabello, 
Venezuela;  Surinam,  Kss  l)o,  Guiana;  liahia,  Ilio,  Brazil; 
Ibienos  Ayres.  An  cxtreiiRij  common  species  in  tropical  South 
America. 


20.  L.  angustipennis ! 

LUhUhIh  ,tiii/usiipnuii>s  Ramb.  Nenropt.  (13,42;  Selys,  Poey  Ins.  Cuba, 

p.  446. 
Tellowish-rcd;  front  pale,  steel-blue  above  ;  thorax  fuscous,  dor- 
sum with  three  lines,  the  sides  with  two  stripes  and  two  lines,  yel- 
low ;  al)domcn  triquetral,  toward  the  apex  imrrower,  fuscous, 
dorsum  with  three  yellow  streaks  ;  the  female  has  the  eighth  seg- 
ment dilated  at  the  sides  ;  feet  Idackisli-fuscous,  the  anterior  fe- 
mora yellowish  beneatii ;  wings  hyaline,  narrow,  the  apex  subin- 
fuscated;  pterostigma  long,  fii>cous;  merabranule  cinereous;  Gfteen 
antccubitals  ;  ten  postcul)itals  ;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  4'    millim.     Alar  expanse  08   millim.     Pterosligma  4 
millim. 

JIab.  Cuba  (Poey).     Does  it  belong  to  this  genus  ? 

21.  L.  vibex! 

Lit' Hula  vibex  llagen! 

Urownish-black ;  labium  yellow,  with  a  triangular  spot  in  the 
middle  ;  front  yellowish,  chalybeous  above  ;  thorax  Ijlack,  dorsum 
with  a  yellow  stripe  in  the  middle ;  sides  with  two  stripes,  and  two 
lines,  yellow  ;  feet  black,  anterior  femora  yellowish  beneath  ;  abdo- 
men tricpietrai,  black,  oieuder,  almost  equal,  the  base  with  a  short, 


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dorsal  .tripe,  and  the  sides  oLsoletoly  yellow  wines  hvalino  n 
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I/ab.  Cordova  (Sansrure). 

It  is  rnost  like  IJbelhda  angmtipenms,  b„t  the  posterior  lobe  nf 

Subgenus  Ortliemis  IIagex. 
The  first  sector  of  the  triangle  straight;  the  abdomen  broad 
depressed;  female  having  the  sides  of  the  eighth  segment  dillted-' 
pterostigma  large.  ' 

22.  O.  discolor ! 

Lihellula  discolor  Burm.  1    Hand!,.  H,  gr.o    ri       r,.,  ,,  , 

Kufous  or  blue,  pruinose  (oA,ft  „„fe),  ]abi™  „,|„,|,|,  f 
n  the  muldle  ,  thorax  with  the  dorsal  sulcus  jollow  eJe  li,    wi  I 
our  yclio.-  liu«  ;  feet  rufous,  the  femora  U  [,.rt  pL leT     Mo 
rufo,^,  a  .lorsal  stripe,  aud  each  side  at  l«c  yello,  i.sh :  wit  I   a 

Var.  Thorax  and  abdomen  with  no  yellow  s^rin-s 
^^J6_19antec„bitals;  13-15  postcubitals;  thre;  discoidal  are- 

stig::f :  •^-'' ^"''^-     ^^'--i-e^O-OSmnnm.     Ttero- 

m^b    Western  Texas;  Matamoras,  Tampico,  .Alexico  •  Cuba  ■ 

Mar.,,u       S.„    Po.i  ,«  ;    Gaada.onpe;  ^  St.'  TiraV;    P      0 

txuiana     CInli ;  Eqnador;  Guayaquil;  Rio.  Minas  Geraes  Bahia 
Pernambuco,  Brazil.     A  most  common  species.  ' 

LEPTHEMIS  Hagen. 
Eyes  very  slightly  connected;  posterior  lobe  of  the  prothorax 
large,  bUobed ;  abdomen  long,  almost  longer  than  the  wings,  nar- 


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row,  slender,  equal,  triquetral,  the  base  vesicle-like,  .compressed ; 
feet  long,  stout ;  the  first  sector  of  the  triangle  sinuated ;  the  tri- 
angle narrow,  short;  appendages  short ;  male  genital  organs  hardly 
prominent ;  the  vulva  obtected,  the  segment  following  it  carinated 
in  the  middle,  bituberculated;  the  sides  of  the  eighth  segment  of 
the  female  entire. 

1.  Lep.  vesiculosa! 

Libelhila  vesiculosa  Fab.  Syst.  Ent.  421,  7  ;  Sp.  Ins.  1, 521,  9  ;  Mant.  Ins. 
1,336,9:  Entom.  Syst.  II,  377,  12.  Burm.l  Ilandb.  II,  857,  54. 
Ramb.l  Neuropt.  50,  26.  Selys!  Poey,  lus.  Cuba,  443.  Libellula 
acuta  Say,  Jour.  Acad.  PLilad.  VIII,  24, 12. 

Yellowish-green  ;  head  and  thorax  uniform  in  color;  feet  black; 
femora  yellowish-green,  lineated  above  and  below  with  black  ;  ab- 
domen yellowish-green,  the  base  immaculate,  lineated  and  margined 
with  black,  segments  3  to  6  with  quadrangular,  apical,  blackish- 
fuscous  spots  ;  appendages  yellowish  ;  wings  narrow,  hyaline,  base 
of  the  posterior  ones  subochraceous  ;  pterostigma  long,  yellowish; 
raembranule  black;  sixteen  antecubitals ;  twelve  postcubitals;  three 
discoidal  areolets. 

Length  53 — 63  millim.  Alar  expanse  74 — 90  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma 5  millim. 

Hah.  Matamoras,  Mexico;  Cuba;  St.  Domingo;  St.  Thomas; 
Guiana  ;  Bahia,  Rio,  Pernambuco,  Brazil. 


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Libellula  hasmnlogastra  Burm.  1  Handb.  II,  837,  55. 

Bed  ;  labium  yellowish,  with  a  middle,  black  stripe ;  front  brassy- 
fuscous  (J*);  feet  black,  the  femora  red  within;  abdomen  red,  or 
with  the  sutures  and  the  apex  of  the  segments  fuscous  (9);  ap- 
pendages red  ;  wings  hyaline,  the  base  of  the  posterior  ones  with 
a  fuscous  spot ;  pterostigma  red  ;  vulvar  lamina  triangular,  re- 
curved; 14- -15  antecubitals;  twelve  postcubitals;  three  discoidal 
areolets. 

Length  45 — 50  millim.  Alar  expanse  70 — 74  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma 3^ — 4  millim. 

Ifab.  Georgia  (Abbot;  Zurich  Museum);  Surinam;  Pernam- 
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3.  Lep.  verbenata! 

L(]i//tanis  nrhenala  Ilagen  ! 

Luteous ;  mouth  fuscous,  sides  of  tlie  lalnum  pale ;  dorsuri  of 
the  thorax  hitcous,  cuch  side  fuscous ;  feet  black,  the  femora  partly 
luteous ;  abdomen  luteous,  the  sutures  and  margins,  the  apex  of 
segments  4_to  1,  and  8-9  entirely  fuscous;  appendages  luteous- 
vulvar  lamina  triangular,  recurved;  wings  hyaline,  the  posterior 
ones  with  a  basal,  fulvous  spot,  which  is  veined  with  fuscous  •  ptc- 
rostigraa  luteous  ;  membranule  black.  ' 

Male   Achtlt.    Entirely   blackish-fuscous,   appendages   luteou. ; 
spot  of  the  br,se  of  the  posterior  wings,  blackish-fuscous 

12-14  antccubitals;  10-12  postcubitals;  three  discoidal  are- 
olets. 

Length  43—48  millim.     Alar  expanse  CG-U  millim      Ttero- 
stigma  4  millim. 

Hah.  Cuba  (Poey);  Porto  Cabello,  Venezuela;  Surinam;  Brazil. 
DYTKEMIS  Haoen. 

Eyes  connected  in  a  short  space  ;  posterior  lobe  of  the  protho-- 
rax  small,  entire  ;  abdomen  a  little  shorter  than  the  wings,  slender 
triquetral,  the  base  a  little  inflated,  compressed,  the  apex  a  little 
broadened;  feet  long,  slender;  the  first  sector  of  the  triangle  a 
little  sinuated;  the  triangle  moderate,  narrow ;  appendages  short; 
genital  organs  a  little  prominent ;  vulva  disclosed,  the  lamina  cmar' 
guiated,  the  segment  following  it  carinatcd,  bituberculated ;  sides 
of  the  eighth  segment  of  the  female  entire. 

1.  D.  rufinervis ! 

LibelMa   n^nervis  Bum.!    Handb.    11,   Sir.,    l^.-Lihellala  conju.cta 
Ramb.!  Neuropt.  91,  84.     Seljs !  Poey,  Ins.  Cuba,  444. 

Pveddish-yellow  ;  mouth  and  front  yellowish-red  ;  dorsum  of  the 
thorax  rufo-fuscous,  or  each  side  with  an  obsolete  yellow  line  (?)• 
sides  yellowish,  four-striped  with  black;  feet  black,  or  with  the 
femora  partly  luteous  (?);  abdomen  slender,  reddish-yellow  the 
incisures,  a  basal  and  lateral  stripe,  and  a  dorsal  streak  each'sid/ 
upon  segments  8  and  9,  black ;  appendages  rufous ;  wings  hya- 
line  with  red  veins,  the  base  yellowish,  base  of  the  posterior  wings 
with  two  fuscous  streaks;  pterostigma  rufo-fuscous;  membranule 


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Mack;  fifteen  antecnbitals ;  8 — 10  postcubitals ;  three  discoidal 
areolcts. 

Length  39  millira.  Alar  expanse  G5  millim.  Pterostigma  3 
millim. 

Hub.    St,  Domingo,  Port  au  Prince  ;  Cuba  (Poey). 

2.  D.  veloz! 

Dj/fhemis  velox  Hagen ! 

Brownish-black  ;  labium  and  front  yellowish-green  ;  thorax  fus- 
cous, subaeneuus,  the  dorsum  with  a  middle  line,  a  lateral  one  each 
side,  and  a  transverse  one  before  the  wings,  yellow  ;  sides  yellow, 
with  four  fuscous  stripes;  feet  black,  anterior  femora  yellow  be- 
neath ;  abdomen  slender,  the  apex  thicker,  brownish-black,  dorsum 
of  segments  1 — 7  each  side  with  a  greenish-yel'ow  spot,  that  of 
the  seventh  segment  larger,  those  of  the  basal  segments  double, 
the  third  segment  each  side  yellowish-green;  appendages  black; 
wings  hyaline,  the  extreme  base  rufo-fuscous,  the  apex  fuscous ; 
the  pterostigma  black  ;  membranule  black  ;  14 — IG  antecubitals  ; 
9 — 10  postcubitals;  three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  44  millim.  Alar  expanse  10  millim.  Pterostigma, 4 
millim. 

Hal}.  Pecos  River,  "Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope). 

3.  D.  fugax! 

Ihjthcmis  fugax  Hagen ! 

Brownish-black ;  mouth  and  front  luteous ;  thorax  fuscous,  or 
the  dorsum  having  each  side  a  broader  stripe,  and  transverse  streak 
before  the  wings,  yellowish-green  ;  sides  yellowish-green,  with  four 
black  stripes;  feet  black;  abdomen  slender,  the  apex  stouter, 
nigro-fuscous,  dorsum  of  the  second  segment  witli  a  trilobed  spot, 
segments  3  to  6  with  a  doable  spot  each  side,  and  the  seventh  with 
a  larger  spot  each  side,  greenish-white ;  segments  1 — T  with  a 
greenish-white  spot  each  side,  laterally ;  appendages  black;  wings 
hyaline,  the  extreme  apex  sometimes  infuscated,  the  base  with  a 
large,  fulvous  spot,  fenestrated  with  fuscous,  aad  including  two 
basal,  brassy-fuscous  streaks,  upon  all  the  wings ;  pterostigma 
black  ;  membranule  whitish-gray  ;  13 — 15  antecubitals  ;  8 — 9 
postcubitals  ;  three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  45  millim.  Alar  expanse  tS  millim.  Pterostigma  4 
millim. 

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4.  D.  mendax! 

Dytfwmis  mendax  Hagen ! 

Blaekish-fuscous;  iDouth  and  front  pale  yellow;  thorax  fuscous 
dorsum  each  side  with  a  fascia,  which  is  broader  at  the  winr^s  an' 
gnlose,  greenish-white;   sides  greenish-white,  with    two  oblique 
approximate,  fuscous  stripes  ;  feet  blacl< ;  the  anterior  femora  pale 
beneath,  abdomen  slender,  a  little  longer  than  the  wings,  the  base 
compressed,  more  inflated,  the  apex  stouter;  brownish-black  seg- 
ments  .-7  with  a  double  spot  each  side  upon  the  dorsum,  Jreen- 
ish-wh.te,  upon  segments  4-6  it  is  almost  linear,  upon  segment  1 
posteriorly,  a  large  dilated  spot,  the  sides  and  venter  spotted  with 
greemsh-white ;  appendages  black;  wings  hyaline,  the  posterior 
ones  tulvous  at  the  extreme  base  ;  pterostigma  small,  black  ;  mem- 
brannle  black;  twelve  autccubitals ;  eight  postcubitals ;  two  dis- 
coidal  areolets. 

Length  55-60  millim.     Alar  expanse  76-86  millim.    Ptero- 

stigma  3  to  ^  millim. 
liab.  Pecos  Kiver,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope) 
I  saw  a  female  from  Tampioo  (Saussure)  which  had  the  head 

ohalybeous  above  :  is  it  different  ? 

5.  D.  praecox! 

Dythemis  praecox  Hagen  I 

Fuscous;  mouth  pale,  the  front  fusco-aeneous  above;  dorsum 
0  he  thorax  fuscous,  a  green  stripe  ea.h  side,  which  is  broader 
at  tlie  w.ngs,  angulose ;  the  sides  fuscous,  three  stripes,  the  middle 
one  interrupted,  green ;  feet  black,  the  femora  luteous  in  part  • 
abdomen  slender  a  little  longer  than  the  wings,  the  base  com-' 
pressed,  more  inflated,  the  apex  thicker;  fuscous,  dorsum  each 
side  upon  segments  l_t,  with  a  double,  yellowish  spot;  upon 
segmon  s  4-6  the  spots  almost  linear;  upon  segment  sLven  a 
argor,  broader  spot  posteriorly  ;  appendages  black  ;  wings  fusco- 
fumose,  nilvous  at  base;  pterostigma  small,  black;  membranule 
blaclv.     lemale. 

Twelve  airtecubitals ;  seven  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

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6.  D.  frontalis! 

Libellula  frontalis  Bunn.I  Ilandb.  II,  "^S?,  56  ;  Selys  1  Poey,  Ins.  Cuba,  453. 

Black,  pruinose ;  front  white,  above  grecnish-ehalybeous  ;  thorax 
pruinose,  the  dorsum  with  a  yellowish  spot  each  side,  which  is  not 
very  clear;  feet  black,  anterior  femora  pale  inside  ;  abdomen  slen- 
der, a  little  shorter  than  the  wings,  black,  segments  7  to  9  dilatedly 
ovate  ;  appendages  black  ;  wings  hyaline  ;  pterostigma  black  ; 
membranulc  black  ;  Ofteen  antccubitals  ;  postcubitals  —  ?  three 
discoidal  areolets. 

Length  44  millim.  Alar  expanse  T3  millim.  Pterostigma  2i- 
raillim. 

llah.  St.  Domingo;  Cuba  (Collection  of  Dc  SclysLongchamps). 

7.  D.  pleurosticta  ! 

Libi'Uula  pleurosticta  Burm.l  Handb.  II,  849,  3.— Libellula  cclaeno  Selys  ! 
Pobj,  Ina.  Cuba,  454. 

Brownish-black  ;  front  whitish,  chalybeous  above ;  thorax  nigro- 
fuscous,  dorsum  with  a  stripe  each  side,  which  is  larger  at  the 
wings,  angulose,  and  an  intermediate  line,  greenish-white ;  sides 
black,  each  with  three  larger  spots  and  two  smaller  ones,  greenish- 
white  ;  feet  blackish-brown  ;  abdomen  of  the  length  of  the  wings, 
slender,  almost  equal,  black,  segments  1 — 8  (or  9  9)  marked  upon 
the  dorsum  with  a  double,  linear,  greenish- white  spot ;  appendages 
black ;  wings  hyaline,  a  basal  small  streak,  almost  absent  in  the 
males,  fuscous;  base  of  the  posterior  wings  a  little  fulvous  ;  ptero- 
stigma black;  membranulc  cinereous;  fourteen  antccubitals ;  8 — 10 
postcubitals  ;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  43  millim.  Alar  expanse  59 — G4  millim.  Pterostigma 
2  millim. 

Jfab.  Cuba ;  St.  Domingo ;  St.  Thomas ;  Brazil. 

8.  D.  didyma ! 

Libellula  diilyma  Selys.    Poey,  Ins.  Cuba,  453. — Libellula  iilnjne  Ramb. 
Neuropt.  121,  27. 

Brownish-black ;  mouth  and  front  yellowish,  front  chalybeous 
above  ;  thorax  nigro-fuscous,  dorsum  each  side,  with  an  oblique 
line,  the  intermediate  sulcus,  and  a  transverse  line  at  the  wings, 
greenish-yellow;  sides  greenish-yellow,  with  three  brassy-brown 
stripes  ;  feet  black,  the  anterior  femora  interiorly  partly  pale  ;  the 
abdomen  a  little  shorter  than  tlie  wings,  slender,  broader  before 


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the  npox,  black,  segments  1_G  wltli  a  linear,  yellowisli  spot  each 
sulc,  the  base  of  the  seventli  with  a  larger,  twin-spot,  greenish- 
yellow  ;  appendages  blaciv ;  hamules  not  prominent;  wings  hya- 
bne,  the  extreme  base  fulvous;  ptorostigma  oblong,  blackish- 
brown  ;  nicnibranule  black. 

The  female  varies  by  having  the  abdominal  spots  larger. 
9—11  antecubitals;  seven  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  arcolets 
Length  33—35  miUim.    Alar  expanse  57  millim.    I'terostigma 
2f  millim. 

ffub.  (^,ba  (Poey)  ;  .Afatamoras,  Mexico  ;  Tampico  (Saussure). 
The  Mexican  specimens  are  larger,  and  the  stripes  and  spots 
are  larger ;  perhaps  they  constitute  a  distinct  species. 

0.  D.  dicrota ! 

Dijthemis  dicrota  Hagen  I 

Brownish-black;  mouth  and  front  yellowish,  front  chalybcoas 
above ;  thorax  black,  dorsum  each  side  with  an  oblique  line  the 
intermediate  sulcus  and  a  transverse  line  at  the  wings,  yellowish- 
green  ;  sides  greenish-yellow  with  two  brassy-fuscous  stripes; 
feet  black,  the  anterior  femora  beneath  partly  yellowish;  abdomen 
a  httle  shorter  than  the  wings,  slender,  broader  before  the  apex 
l^lack,  segments  1_G  with  a  linear  spot  each  side,  the  seventh 
segment  with  a  larger,  basal  yellowish  twin-spc^ ;  appendages 
black  ;  hamules  prominent,  large,  recurved ;  wings  hyaline,  the 
extreme  base  fulvous;  i)terostigma  oblong,  fuscous,  meml.ranulo 
black;  ten  antecubitals;  seven  postculntals;  two  discoidal  arco- 
lets. 

Length  33—36  millim.     Alar  expanse  53—57  millim.     Ptero- 
stigma  3  millim. 
JIub.  Cuba  (Poey). 

10.  D.  pertinax! 

Dyllumis pertinax  Hcagen ! 

Nigro-fuscous ;  mouth  and  front  pale  yellow ;  middle  of  the 
labium  l)lack  ;  front  above  and  vertex  chalybeous  ;  thorax  blackish- 
fuscous,  the  dorsum  each  side  with  a  stripe,  which  is  broader  at 
the  wings,  angulose,  green;  the  sides  nigro-fuscous,  with  two 
obliquo,  green  stripes ;  feet  black,  anterior  femora  at  the  base 
beneath  rufous ;  abdomen  slender,  a  little  longer  than  the  wings, 
the  base  compressed,  more  inflated,  the  apex  a  little  stouter; 


DYTHEMIS. 


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l»l!iek,  the  base  caeli  side  with  a  mnculose,  green  stripe,  dorsum  of 
ilic  seventh  scgmcutcach  side,  with  a  lanceolate,  long,  green  spot; 
appendages  black ;  wings  hyaline,  the  anterior  margin  at  base 
siibdavcscent ;  pterostigraa  small,  black ;  membrauule  black. 
Male. 

Fifteen  antccubitals;  ten  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  54  millim.  Alar  expanse  8G  millim.  Pterostigma  2 
millini. 

lliih.  ]\[exico  (Vienna  Museum). 

Similar  to  Lihellala  nubecula  llambur,  but  certainly  distinct. 

11.  D.  aequalia ! 

I>jiheuiis  acijualifi  Il.agen ! 

Fuscous;  mouth  and  front  whitish-yellow;  the  vertex,  and  the 
front  above,  chalybeous ;  thorax  brassy-fuscous,  the  dorsum  each 
side  with  an  oblique  streak,  middle  sulcus,  and  a  transverse  line 
at  the  wings,  yellow;  the  sides  brassy-fuscous,  with  three  broad, 
irf^gular,  yellow  stripes ;  feet  black,  the  extreme  base  fuscous ; 
ahdomen  shorter  than  the  wings,  slender,  broader  before  the  apex, 
tricpietral,  brassy-fuscous,  the  base  each  side  with  a  maculose 
stripe,  and  the  seventh  segment  each  side  with  a  large,  cuneiform, 
yellow  si)ot;  appendages  black;  anterior  genital  lamina  each  side 
with  a  large,  prominent  auricle ;  the  haraule  not  prominent ;  vulvar 
lamina  large,  oval ;  wings  hyaline ;  pterostigma  oblong,  black ; 
mcrabranule  black. 

Adult  Mdle.  Tliorax  and  base  of  abdomen  pruinose. 

Female.  Abdomen  each  side,  with  a  broad,  interrupted,  yellow 
stripe. 

Eight  antccubitals;  six  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  28  millim.  Alar  expanse  4G  millim.  Pterostigma  2 
millim. 

Ilab.  Cuba  (Poey) ;  Matamoras,  Mexico. 

12.  D.  naeva ! 

Dijthi-mis  xaeya  llagen! 

Brownish-black ;  mouth  and  front  black,  with  two  yellow  spots 
each  side ;  frorit  superiorly  and  the  vertex,  chalybeous ;  thorax 
black,  subpruinose,  a  little  clothed  with  cinereous  hair;  sides  each 
with  oblique  stripes,  which  are  obsolete  above,  yellow;  feet  black; 
abdomen  shorter  than  the  wings,  slender,  triquetral,  hardly  thicker 


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before  tlic  apex,  l.lack,  siibpruinoso,  segments  2-7  each  si  c  with 
a  larger  yellowish  spot,  which  is  obsolete  in  tlio  female ;  uppond- 
ages  black;  anterior  lamina  entire;  hamules  prominent  hlack 
furcated,  the  external  branch  largo,  truncated;  vulvar' lamina 
largo,  erect,  triangular,  excavated;  wings  hyaline;  pterostigma 
oUong,  fuscous;  membranule  black;  7-10  antecubitals ;  6-7 
postcui)itals  ;  two  discoidal  nreolels. 

Length  30  millim.     Alar  expanse  48  millim.     rtcrostitrma  2' 
millim.  ^         •' 

JInb.  Cuba  (Poey). 

13.  D.  debilia ! 

Dythemis  dehilis  Hagon  1 

Nigro-fuscous;  mouth  and  front  yellowish-white;  vertex-  and 
the  front  above,  ohalybeous ;  thorax  nigro-fuscous,  clothed' with 
cinereous  hair,  pruinose;  the  sides  brassy-fuscous,  obsoletely  spot- 
ted with  yellow;  feet  ))lack,  anterior  femora  pale  beneath-  abdo- 
men shorter  than  the  wings,  slender,  somewhat  broader  before  the 
apex,  triquetral,  black,  the  base  pruinose,  the  seventh  segment 
each  side  with  a  lateral  spot,  which  is  long,  triangular,  segments 
0-6  each  side  with  a  lateral  line,  yellowish  ;  appendages  black  • 
anterior  genital  lamina  each  side  with  an  impressed,  flat,  pyriforni 
lobe;  hamule  not  prominent;  wings  hyaline  ;  pterostigma  oblon- 
fuscous;  mombranule  l)lackish-gray.     Adult  male. 

Six  antecubitals;  four  postcubitals ;  two  discoidal  areolcts 

Length  24  millim.     Alar  cxjianse  37  millim. 
millim. 

Jluh.  Cuba  (Poey). 


I'ttrostigma  2 


ERYTHEMIS  IIaoex. 
Eyes  connected  in  a  short  space ;  posterior  lobe  of  the  pro- 
thorax  large,  broad,  ),ilobed ;  abdomen  a  little  shorter  than  the 
wings,  broad,  depressed,  the  apex  sensibly  narrower ;  feet  long, 
rather  strong;  first  sector  of  the  triangle  a  little  sinuated;  triangL' 
moderate,  narrow;  caudal  appendages  short;  genital  organs  hardly 
prominent;  vulva  disclosed  or  obtected,  the  segment  following  it 
a  little  carinated,  bituberculated ;  sides  of  the  eighth  abdominal 
segment  of  the  female  not  dilated. 


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1.  H.  furcata! 

Erythvmis  furcata  Hagon  1 

Ferruj^iiious ;  front  liitcoiig;  feet  black,  femora  rufo-fuscons; 
superior  apiiciidiif^^os  of  the  male  recurved,  thicker  at  the  apex; 
tiie  inferior  api)en(hige  sliort,  (luadraiigulur,  the  apex  foriied ;  an- 
terior genital  lamina  prominent,  forked;  vulva  disclosed,  the  apex 
of  the  lamina  excised ;  wings  hyaline,  Imse  of  the  hind  ones  nar- 
rowly orange  ;  pterostigma  oblong,  luteous  ;  membranule  black  ; 
nine  anteculiitals  ;  eight  postcubitals  ;  three  discoidal  areolets. 

I-ength  40  luillini.  Alar  expanse  tO  uiillim.  I'terostigma  4 
mlllim. 

Hah.  Cuba  (Osten  Sackcn) ;  Bahla,  Brazil ;  Tamplco,  IMexico 
(Saussure). 


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2.  E.  bicolor! 

Libi'Uuhi  bicolor  Erich.!  Scliomburgk,  Voyag.  Guiaiia  III. 

J*.  Mouth,  front  and  vertex  brassy-black;  thorax  blue-black, 
subpruinose;  abdomen  ferruginous,  the  base  black;  ajjpendages 
ferraginous;  feet  black;  wings  hyaline,  base  of  the  posterior  ones 
narrowly  fuscous;  jjterostigma  luteous  ;  membranule  black. 

9.  Luteo-testaceous ;  Incisures  of  the  abdomen  black;  feet 
black,  anterior  femora  luteous  beneath ;  vulvar  lamina  produced, 
erect,  acute,  triangular;  wings  subfumose,  the  apex  a  little  infus- 
cated,  the  base  of  the  posterior  ones  yellowish  ;  12 — 14  antccubi- 
tals  ;  9 — lu  jiostcubitals  ;  three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  40  miliim.  Alar  expanse  63  raillim.  Pterostigma  3 
millira. 

Ilah.  Choco,  New  Grenada  (Schott)  ;  Surinam,  Guiana;  Brazil. 

Is  it  dillercnt  from  Libellula  peruviana  llambur? 

3.  E.  longipes ! 

Enjthemis  lonyipus  Hagen ! 

Kufous ;  mouth  rufo-fuscous,  front  chalybeous  above ;  thorax 
villose,  rufo-fuscous  ;  feet  brownish-black,  slender,  very  long  ;  ab- 
domen longer,  depressed,  rufo-fuscous,  the  sides  yellow;  superior 
appendages  of  the  male  rufo-fuscous,  long,  cylindrical,  the  apex 
thicker,  beneath  upon  the  middle  a  little  inflated ;  the  inferior 
appendage  triangular,  acute  ;  vulvar  lamina  broad,  excised  in  the 
middle  ;  wings  hyaline  with  red  veins,  the  base  of  the  posterior 


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winps  (Iav,.s,..M.t ;  ptorostiKma  ..hlo,,,.,  yello^v;  rurmLrnMuIc  Mnck' 
S-.)  antcoul-.tuls;  0-7  poslcul-itals  ;  two  .liscoi.lul  .uvol-ts  ' 
^Length  88  ...illi,,,.     Alar  oxi-unso  CG  .nilli.,,.     I'tcrustigrnu  .T 

y/"/A   Cul.ad'ooy);  Minns  Ocrucs,  Rio  Junoiru,  Ura/.i!. 

MESOTHEMIS  IIaok.v. 
Eyes  con.ioctca  in  a  short  space;   posterior  lobe  of  the  pro- 
thorax  InrKc  Lroad,  l.ilol.cl ;  abdonu-n  a  littlo  shorter  than  the 
wings,  narrow,  tri-juetral,  the  Imsc  compressed,  somewhat  broad- 
cned  before  the  upex;  feet  long,  rather  strong;  the  f.rst  sector  of 
the  trumglc  sinuated;  the  triangle  moderate,  narrow;  appendages 
short ;  genital  organs  not  prominent ;  vnlva  obtected;  sides  of  the 
eighth  segment  of  the  female  not  diluted. 
1.  M.  BimplicicoUis ! 
Lib,llnla  .nnrliclcollis  Say,  Journ.  Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  28,  1.1.     LiUlulu 

•i-is.  Lil„  Ihila  macHlivcnlnx  Ramb.!  Neuropt.  87,  78  (  J  ), 
Yellowish  ,...een;  mouth  and  front  yellowish,  a  narrow  black 
band  before  he  eyes ;  thorax  yellowish-green,  the  sides  inferiorly 
varied  wuh  black;  abdomen  eon.pressed  at  base,  v^siculose  tri^ 
q-etral,  a  little  broader  before  the  apex,  yellowish-green,'  the 
^sutu.-es  and  margins  black,  the  segments  4-10  with  a  quadran- 
guar,  dorsal  spot  behind,  black;  the  last  segments  son,etimes 
atogeherblaek;  venter  obscure  ;  appendages  yellow  ;  feet  black 
he  anterior  femora  yellowish  beneath;   the  vulvar  lamina  erect 

;;:r[::a;;;;in::r '  ""^^  "^'"''^^  ^^^^^^^'^-^^  ^''^-^'  y^< 

Adult  Male.   Thorax  and  abdomen  blue-pruinose 
^Jl-12antecubitals;  9-12  pc^tcubitals ;  three  discoidal  areo- 

Length  41-45  millira.  Alar  expanse  60-70  rnillim.  I'tero- 
stigma  3.ir— 4  millim. 

//«i.  Indiana;  Illinois;  Massachusetts;  I'hiladclpliia ;  Xew 
lork;  ^ew  Jersey;  Savannah;  Florida;  New  Orleans;  J'ecos 
R.ver,  iex-as  (Capt.  Pope);  Matamoras,  lluastec  (Saussure), 
Mexico;  Cuba.  " 

A  common  species. 


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2.  M,  collocatal 

Mimthevm  cnllocala  Ilngon  t 

Ycllowisli-prceii ;  mouth  and  frotit  yellowish,  ft  narrow  black 
Imiid  beforo  tho  '70s;  lliornx  ycllowiHl'-nrecn,  (iorsiiiu  with  a  black 
spot  ouch  slile,  the  sides  with  throo  obli(iiie  linos,  the  middle  one 
iiitorrnpted,  a  spot  iieliind,  and  some  streaks  at  the  feet,  black; 
feet  black,  anterior  femora  yellowish  beneath;  altdomen  compressed 
at  base,  vcsiculosc,  tricpietral,  the  apex  almost  e(|uul,  yollowish- 
croon,  the  sutures  and  margins  all  banded  with  black;  npi>ondapos 
black;  wings  liyidine;  plerosligma  oblong,  yellow;  uieul)rauulo 
black.     Teneral  male. 

11 — 12  antccul)itals;  nine  postcul)itals;  tlireo  discoidal  areo- 
lets. 

Length  43  millini.  Alar  expanse  (iT  millim.  Pterostigma  li 
iLi   'im. 

JIal).  Pecos  lliver,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Tope). 


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3.  M.  corrupta ! 

M<  siitlti  niis  romijila  Ilagon  ! 

Ijuteous;  mouth,  front  and  vertex  yellowish;  head  robust;  tho- 
rax luteo-fuscous,  clothed  with  white  hairs;  dorsum  with  a  white 
stripe  each  side ;  sides  each  with  two  ol)liquo  white  stripes,  and  at 
the  feet  a  sulphureous  spot,  which  is  bounded  inferiorly  with  fus- 
cous; feet  black,  yellow  aliovo,  tarsi  black;  abdomen  stoutish,  the 
liaso  a  little  more  rijliust,  luteotis  (with  the  teneral  ones,  whitish- 
yellow);  each  side  an  arcuated  fuscous  stripe,  dorsum  with  an 
interrupted  stripe,  two  ])oints  upon  the  apical  segments,  and  a 
larger  s[)ot  upon  the  middle  of  segments  8  and  9,  fuscous;  an 
interrupted,  whitish,  ventral  stripe;  aj)pcndagcs  yellow;  vulvar 
lamina  flat,  the  apex  emarginatcd;  wings  hyaline,  with  yellow 
veins;  pterostigma  oblong,  yellow,  fuscous  in  the  middle;  mem- 
I)ranulc  white;  seven  antecubitals;  6 — 7  postcubitals ;  three  dis- 
coidal arcolets. 

Length  37 — 43  millim.  Alar  expanse  58 — 64  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma 3  millim. 

JIab.  Pecos  River,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope);  111  .ois  (Ken- 
nicott);  ^latamoras,  j\Iexico;  Ajan,  Sea  of  Ochotsk. 

The  adult  male  from  Matamoras  is  obscurer,  the  pterostigmata 
are  uui-colored,  luteo-fuscous. 


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4.  M.  illota! 

Mesothcmis  illota  Ilagen! 

Luteous;  month  yellowish,  front  rufous  above ;  thora^:  Intcon, 

.tl,  Intoons  l,„ir,  the  sides  c.oh  mth  two  white  spots  at    h    ft  ' 

..el,  are  ,n„rgi„ed  hcncath  with  fnseous;  feet  luteous ;  a  1  r/j 

I  o.,s,  „,„,.nKl„ges  rufous,   wings  hjaliae.  veined  wi  h  InteouT 

th    taso,  and  anterior  margin  „.:  far  as  the  nodus,  Da^escenl    ,  e 

s:i;.'\;aL '°  °"'  '"""^"«"'"  '""■'"--'  »-'--'= 

Nine  antccuhitals 


seven  postcul.itals;  three  discoidal  areolots. 


rterostigma  2i 


Lengfb  3:  millim.     Alar  expanse  56  millim 
millim. 

Hab.  Xorth  California ;  Mexico 

Iar'."M'"7''  '''""  ^'^'^°  ^^^^  ''  ^''''''''^'  -'"'^'^  -''^^  -  'ittle 

Z      '        n    "'  ''^""''  ^"'  ^2  "^'"""-  ••-t''^  «''terior  margin  of 

ho  wings  al   flaveseent,  n.  basal  streaks,  the  thorax  upon  eael  o 

be  sulcs  with  two  ob.ique  white  stripes;  the  feet  blaeklsh-fuscous 

IS  it  the  same  species  ?  ' 

mf:!!''"f  y//.a  Ilagen,  from  Col.unbia,  is  very  similar  to  J/. 
t(/ota:-I  am  in  doubt  whether  it  is  different. 

5.  M.  atcala. 

Librllula  a/tula  Selys.  Poey,  Ins.  Cuba,  p.  445. 

obs!tt"''"r'''''  '"''  ''  ''''  '''^^^"*^"  '--''''^'  "'"^  ^^orsnm  with 
obsolete  rufous  spots  each  side;   feet  blackish;    wings  hyaline 

veined  with  black,  anterior  ones  with  a  small,  bas'al  spo  ,  u  ,0  t  o 
posterior  wings  the  spot  is  larger  and  produced  illmist  to  the 
origin  0.  the  tna.gle,  fuscous ;  pterostigma  moderate,  brownish- 
olive      (From  the  description  of  De  Selys  Longchamps.) 

Fifteen  antoeunitals;  nine  postcubitals;  three  discoidal  areolets. 
milTim  ^^'''  '-'^''"'^  ^^  '"""^-     I't"'««tigma  3 

Jiab.  Cuba. 

This  is  Libellula  annulata  Rambur,  73,  C5,  in  part. 
6.  M.  mithra. 

i\europt.  7h,  G5  (in  part). 
Very  much  like  the  preceding  species,  but  the  posterior  wings 


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are  navrower,  and  the  basal  spot  smaller.     (From  the  description 
of  Dc  Selys  Longchn,mpa.) 

Length  40  millim.     Alar  expanse  66  millim. 

Ilab.  Island  of  Martinique. 

7.  M.  longipennla  i 

Lihellula  h„cjipenms  Burm.  Handb.  II,  850,  12.     Libdhla  soda  Ramb. ! 
Neuropt.  96,  94.     Lihellula  trmcaiula  Ramb.  Neuropt.  95,  92  ? 

Fuscous ;  mouth  and  front  yellowish-white ;  vertex,  and  front 
superiorly,  chalybeous  ;  thorax  fuscous,  clothed  with  luteous-hairs, 
dorsum  each  side  with  a  streak,  and  a  transverse  line  at  the  wings^ 
yellow;  sides  yellow,  with  three  oblique,  fuscous  lines;  abdomen 
triquetral,  short,  sensibly  attenuated;  of  the  female,  broader  at 
the  apex,  yellowish,  dorsum  with  three  broad,  fuscous  stripes,  con- 
fluent towards  the  apex;  the  last  segment  extremely  short ;  append- 
ages black;  abdomen  of  the  adult  male  (more  rarely  of  the  female), 
pruinose ;  feet  black ;  wings  hyaline,  veins  black,  the  base  flaves- 
cent ;  of  the  adult  male  often  dusky  towards  ihc  apex ;  posterior 
wings  of  the  male,  with  a  double  fuscous  stieak  at  base;  wings  of 
tlie  female  hardly  flavescei  t,  with  no  basal  streaks;  pterostigma 
fr'-ous;  membranule  black;  six  antecubitals ;  six  postcubitals ; 
three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  35—44  railhm.  Alar  expanse  59—10  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma 3 — 4  millim. 

Huh.  Maryland;  Xcw  York;  Illinois;  Pavannah,  Dalton, 
Georgia;  Florida;  New  Orleans,  Louisiana;  I'eeos  Fuver,  West- 
ern l^exas  (Capt.  Pope)  ;  North  California ;  Matamoras,  Mexico. 
A  common  species. 

Specimens  from  Western  Texas  have  the  thorax  and  abdomen 
almost  entirely  brossy-black ;  but  they  are  not  dillerent  from  the 
others. 

A  i.iale  from  California  has  the  thorax  and  abdomen  very  prui- 
nose, <he  extreme  base  of  the  wings  only  is  flavesceut,  and  the 
fuscous  streaks  arc  almost  absent. 

DIPLAX  CiiAKP. 

Eyes  connected  in  a  short  space  ;  posterior  lobe  of  the  prothorax 
large,  broad,  bijobed ;  abdomen  a  little  shorter  than  the  wings, 
slender  triquetral,  the  base  compressed;  feet  long,  slender;  the 


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first  sector  of  the  trianj^lc  simiateil ;  triangle  moderate,  broad ; 
caudal  appcndaj-cs  short;  the  genital  organs  not  prominent;  vulva 
obteetcd ;  the  sides  of  the  eighth  segment  in  the  female  not  di- 
lated, 

1.  D.  assimilata! 

JJbcllula  itssimilata  Ulilerl  Proc.  Acad.  Pliilad.  ISf)?,  88,  6. 

Yellowish  ;  mouth  and  front  i)alc  yellow,  a  narrow  black  band 
before  the  eyes;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  luteous,  sides  yellow;  ab- 
domen slender,  the  base  comi)rc'sscd,  inflated,  yellowish,  dorsum  of 
the  first  and  second  segments  black  at  base,  segments  4—9  each 
side  with  a  marginal,  black  stripe  ;  appendages  yellowish,  the  in- 
ferior one  triangular,  truncated  at  the  apex  and  a  little  excised; 
vulvar  lamina  short,  narrow,  almost  (pmdrangular,  inflated,  bifid, 
recurved  at  the  apex ;  feet  black,  the  femora  partly  yellowish  ; 
wings  hyaline,  the  base  flavcscent,  the  basal  half  with  the  males 
and  sometimes  with  the  females,  flavescent ;  pterostigraa  short, 
yellow,  obscure  in  the  middle,  membranule  white;  1— 1)  antecubi- 
tals  ;  fi — 8  i)ostcubitals  ;  three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  ;J3— 37  millira.     Alar  expanse  50— GO  millim.     Ptero- 
stigma  2^  millim. 

I/<il>.    Flirt  Union,  Nebraska  (Dr.  Snckley)  ;  Illinois  and  Wis- 
consin   (KennicoU);    St.    Louis;    AVashington ;    Chicago    (Osten 
^Sacken) ;   rcnnsylvauia  ;  Maryland  (Uhler). 

It  is  very  much  like  Di'phix  Jlavcola  Linn,  of  Europe. 

2.  D.  madida ! 

Dipla.r  iiKidida  Ilagen ! 

Flavcscent;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  luteous;  the  sides  yellow,  with 
two  of  till'  sutures  black;  abdomen  yellowish,  the  two  basal  seg- 
ments black  at  base;  segments  3—5  each  side  with  the  lateral 
margin  and  a  lateral  stripe,  black;  feet  black,  the  anterior  femora 
yellow  beneath;  wings  fumose,  the  anterior  margin,  and  the  base 
of  the  posteriors,  flavescci.t;  pterostigiua  long,  narrow,  yellow; 
membranule  white.     Female. 

Six  antecubitals;  six  postculiitals  ;  three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  —  ?     Alar  expanse  53  millim.     I'terostigma  3  millim. 

I/ab.  Upper  ^lissouri. 

Described  from  a  single,  mutilated  specimen ;  the  Lead,  and  apex 
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3.  D.  coBtifera! 

Libellulu  custifera  TJ^hler !  Msa. 

Yellowish ;  thorax  densely  covered  with  long  whitish  hairs  ; 
second  segment  of  the  abdomen  with  a  dorsal,  triangular,  fu.scous 
spot,  the  following  segments  having  the  lateral  margin  black;  the 
vulvar  lamina  short,  truncated,  excavated,  a  little  erected ;  feet 
yellow ;  wings  hyaline,  the  anterior  margin  and  immediate  base, 
flavcscent;  pterostigma  broadened,  yellow;  membranule  white. 
(Tencral  female).  Adult  female :— sides  of  the  thorax  whitish- 
yellow,  with  a  black  vestige  upon  the  posterior  suture  ;  the  abdo- 
men is  a  little  pruinose  beneath,  the  eighth  and  ninth  segments 
have  an  ill-defined,  longitudinal,  blank  spot  upon  the  middle  ;  the 
femora  have  a  black  line  exteriorly,  and  the  tarsi  are  black.  The 
genital  hamule  of  the  male  is  bifid,  the  branches  widely  separated, 
the  posterior  l>ranch  elongately-triangular,  at  tip  a  little  decurved, 
the  anterior  branch  shorter,  very  slender,  strongly  recurved,  acnte 
at  the  apex,  the  extreme  point  black  ;  genital  lobe  oblong,  slightly 
rounded  at  tip,  hairy;  denticles  of  the  superior  appendage  sub- 
equal  ;  inferior  apjiendage  but  little  shorter  than  the  superiors, 
triangular,  rounded  at  the  sides,  emarginate  at  tip,  and  with  a 
minute  denticle  each  side  ;  7— 8  antecubitals  ;  5— fi  postculutals; 
three  discoidal  areolets. 

T.ength  3;")— 30  millira.  Alar  expanse  58^60  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma 8  niillim. 

JIab.  Massachusetts  (Scudder);  New  York  (Edwards). 

4.  D.  vicina ! 

Diplax  vicina  Ilagen ! 

Yellowish-red;  front  rufesccnt  above,  with  a  small,  black  ])and 
before  the  eyes ;  thorax  and  abdomen  yellowish-red  or  altogether 
yellowish  (teneral);  abdomen  compressed  at  base,  very  much  in- 
flated beneath  ;  hamules  longly  l)ifid,  the  branches  equal ;  vulvar 
lamina  truncated,  erect,  excavated;  feet  yellowish-red;  wings 
hyaline,  veins  luteous,  the  extreme  base  flavcscent;  pterostigma 
oblong,  luteous,  broader  in  the  middle;  membranule  whitish  gray; 
G— 7  antecubitals;  six  postcubitals  ;  three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  31— 3G  millim.  Alar  expanse  4G— 52  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma 2h  millim. 

Hah.  ]5ergen  Hill,  New  Jersey;  Pennsylvania;  Washington 
(Osten  Sackcn). 


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Similar  to  D  costifem,  but  the  base  of  the  abdomen  is  more  in- 
flated, the  pterostigma  shorter  and  broader,  the  anterior  margin  of 
the  wings  clear  hyaline.     Is  it  distinct  ?     May  it  not  be  a  variety? 

5.  D,  semicincta! 

Lihdlula  semicincta  Say.     Jour.  Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  27, 15. 

Kufous;  front  yellowish-red,  with  a  broader  black  stripe  before 
the  eyes;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  rufous,  the  sides  interiorly  with 
two  obsolete,  luteous  spots,  which  arc  margined  in  part  with  black; 
feet  black,  the  anterior  femora  luteous  beneath;  abdomen  short, 
triquetral,  the  base  a  little  inflated,  rufo-fuscous,  the  lateral  margin 
and  venter  black  ;  the  superior  appendages  rufous,  cylindrical,  the 
apex  black,  before  the  apex  beneath  with  a  larger  tooth  ;  the  in- 
ferior appendage  hardly  shorter,  black,  triangular,  the  apex  a  little 
excised ;  genital  hamule  short,  bifid,  the  external  branch  stout, 
conical,  the  internal  one  equal,  ungniculated  ;  the  genital  lobe  of 
the  length  of  the  hamule,  the  apex  rounded,  broader ;  wings  hya- 
line, fuscescent  from  the  base  to  the  nodus  (not  extending  so  ftir 
upon  the  anterior  wings) ;  pterostigma  quadrangular,  fulvous,  sur- 
rounded with  black  nerves;  membranule  white.     Male, 

Sevi  1  antecubitals  ;  six  i)ostcnbitals  ;  three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  30  niillim.     Alar  expanse  46  millim.     Pterostigma  2 
millim. 

Ifab.  Indiana;  Massachusetts  (Say) ;  Pennsylvania;  Maryland 
(Uhler). 

6.  D.  rubicundula ! 

LibcUula  ruhicundida  Say.     Jour.  Acad.  Pliilad.  VIII,  26, 14.     Libellula 
amhigua  Ramb.  Neuropt.  106,  105 ;  Selys,  Revue  Odonat.  325. 

Yellowish-subrufescent;  front  yellowish,  with  a  black  band  before 
the  e;'es  ;  thorax  rufous,  the  sides  sometimes  luteous  ;  feet  black, 
anterior  femora  luteous  beneath;  abdomen  rather  long,  slender, 
sanguineous  (adult  male),  or  yellowish  rufous,  the  sides  with  a 
maculose,  black  stripe ;  appendages  rufescent ;  superior  ones  of 
the  male  longer,  the  apex  acute,  recurved,  beneath  upon  the  mid- 
dle with  a  stouter  tooth;  inferior  appendage  shorter,  rufescent, 
trianjndar,  the  apex  a  little  excised ;  the  genital  hamule  rather  long, 
very  bifid,  the  external  branch  triangular,  the  interual  one  a  little 
longer,  narrow,  subincurved;  the  genital'  lobe  short,  triangular, 
the  apex  narrow  ;  vulvar  lamina  small,  triangular,  t'.ie  base  inflated, 


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longly  bifid ;  winpjs  hyaline,  the  extreme  base  yellowish;  ptero- 
stignia  quadrangular,  fuscous,  terminated  at  each  end  with  pale; 
niombranulc  white  ;  7 — 8  antecubitals  ;  7 — 8  postcubitals  ;  three 
discoidal  arcolets. 

Length  32—37  millira.  Alar  expanse  50 — 58  raillim.  Ttero- 
stigma  2  millim. 

Hab.  Indiana;  Massachusetts  (Say);  Maryland  (Uhler) ;  Bergen 
irill.  New  Jersey  (Guex) ;  Chicago;  Washington;  New  York; 
rhiladelphia  (Osten  Sacken). 

A  common  species.  The  variety  described  by  Say  1.  c.  p.  27, 
"wings  with  the  basal  half  ferruginous" — is  unknown  to  me. 

I  possess  a  male  from  Chicago  most  like  this  species,  except  that 
the  form  of  the  hamules  is  different ;  being  shorter,  tlie  apex  only 
bifid,  the  external  branch  broad,  truncated ;  the  internal  branch 
small,  unguiculated  : — is  it  a  distinct  species  ? 


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7.  D.  albifrona ! 

LihiUula  albifrons  Charp.!  Libell.  Europ.  14;  tab.  ix,  fig.  Z.—LlbeUula 
ainbujua  Selys,  Revue  Odonat.  325. 

Yellowish-subrufescent ;  front  narrow,  yellow,  no  band  before 
the  eyes;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  luteo-fuscous,  the  sides  paler,  va- 
ried with  fuscous  at  the  feet;  feet  luteous,  the  anterior  femora  ex- 
teriorly, and  the  tarsi  partly,  fuscous ;  abdomen  long,  slender, 
sanguineous  (adult  male),  or  luteous ;  segments  1  and  2  at  base, 
and  segments  4 — 9  each  side  at  the  apex,  with  a  triangular,  black 
spot;  appendages  luteo-rufous,  superior  ones  of  the  male  long,  the 
apex  acute,  recurved,  beneath  in  the  middle  with  a  stout  tooth ; 
inferior  appendage  shorter,  triangular,  tlie  apex  a  little  excised  ; 
hamules  long,  the  apex  bifid,  the  external  branch  small,  stout, 
truncated;  the  internal  branch  longer,  narrow,  unguiculated;  gen- 
ital lobe  shorter,  triangular ;  vulvar  lamina  broad,  short,  rounded, 
the  apex  a  little  incised  on  tiie  middle;  wings  hyaline,  extreme 
base  a  little  llavescent ;  j)terosligma  quadrangular,  fuscous,  termi- 
nated at  each  end  with  pale;  membranule  whitish-cinereous  ;  eight 
antecubitals;  G — 8  postcubitals;  three  discoidal  arcolets. 

Length  33 — 3G  millim.  Alar  expanse  54 — 58  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma  2  millim. 

J!ab.  Georgia  (Abbot);  St.  Louis  (Engelmann). 

I  possess  the  male  described  and  figured  by  '  ;,    'pentier;  the 
locality  as  reported  by  him  ("Switzerland")  is  erroneous. 
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8.  D.  berenlce ! 

Lihellula  bercnice  Drury,  Ins.  1, 114;  tab.  xlviii,  fig.  3.  Oliv.  Enc.  Metli.- 
Say,  .Jour.  Acad.  Pliilad.  VIII,  25,  13;  Rambur,  Neuropt.  88,  80.-^ 
Lihellula  htstrio  Burm.!  Ilaiidb.  II,  849,  7.      J. 

Black ;  mouth  black,  the  labium  yellow  each  side ;  front  black 
beneath,  with  a  yellow  spot  each  side,  above  and  the  vertex  cha- 
lybeous;  eyes  black  posteriorly,  spotted  with  yellow;  thorax  black, 
subpriiinose ;  the  sides  of  the  same  color,  or  (teneral)  with  some 
yellow  spots  towards  the  legs  ;  feet  black  ;  abdomen  slender,  tri- 
quctral,  the  base  hardly  inflated,  altogether  black,  subprui'nose 
(adult  male),  or  with  segments  3—7  having  a  yellow  spot  each 
side  (male  and  female,  less  adult) ;  or  black,  and  segments  3—7 
with  a  large,  phalerated,  fulvous  soot,  divided  by  a  medial  black 
line;  the  last  segment  partly  fulvous  (teneral  female);  appendages 
black;  the  vulvar  lamina  long,  erect,  triangular,  excavated;  wings 
hyaline,  base  of  the  posterior  ones,  in  the  female,  subrufous;  ptero- 
sti,f>;ma  long,  yellow;  membranule  black. 

Var.    9   (Z.  histrio  Burm.).     Labium  yellow,  tko  middle  nar- 
rowly black ;  labrum  yellow,  margined  with  black ;  front  yellow, 
with  a  transverse  black  stripe,  and  a  small  T-shaped  chalybeo.  ' 
spot  above  ;  vertex  chalybeous,  with  a  bright  yellow  spot  above  ; 
prothorax  black,  spotted  with  yellow ;  thorax  bright  yellow,  the 
middle  sulcus  and  a  double  stripe,  which  is  joined  together  at 'each 
end,  black;  sides  yellow,  with  Qve  partly  interrupted,  oblique,  black 
streaks;  the  more  adult  female  has  the  black  markings  broader  and 
more  confluent ;  feet  black,  extreme  base  of  the  femora  yellow  • 
abdomen  black,  segments  1-7  with  a  large,  dorsal,  phalerated 
spot,  mcisures  black  ;  the  tenth  segment  and  appendages  fulvous ; 
wings  hyaline,  the  extreme  base  flavescent,  all  the  wings  with  a 
large  medial,  fuscescent  cloud ;  pterostigma  yellow ;  membranule 
black;  nine  antecubitals ;  7-9  postcubitals ;  three  discoidul  are- 
olets. 

Length  32—31  millim.  Alar  expanse  50  miliim.  Pterostigma 
3  millim. 

Hub.  Bergen  Hill,  New  Jersey  (Guex);  New  York;  Maryland 
(Uhler);  Virginia.  A  common  species.  I  possess  a  male  and 
female  of  the  variety,  taken  in  copula. 


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9.  D.  scotlca! 

Libdltila  scolicc  Donovan;  Selysl  Revue  ties  Odonat.  48,22  (with  the 
synonyms), 

Fusco-olivaceous ;  labium  yellow,  with  a  middle  black  band  ; 
labrnm  yellow,  margined  with  black  ;  front  yellow,  a  band  anteri- 
orly, obsolete  or  absent  with  the  female,  and  another  before  the 
eyes,  black ;  dorsum  of  the  thorax  olivaceous,  the  middle  sulcus 
broadly,  triangularly  black;  dorsum  of  the  m.ale  sometimes  fuscous, 
the  middle  black,  with  two  yellowish  spots  each  side;  sides  yellow, 
with  a  broad,  oblique  black  band;  beneath  black,  with  three  cord- 
iform,  yellow  spots  ;  feet  black ;  abdomen  short,  triquetral,  black, 
each  side  with  a  yellow,  maculosc  stripe;  dorsum  of  the  abdomen 
entirely  fulvous  in  the  females  ;  appendages  black  ;  vulvar  lamina 
triangular,  erect,  excavated;  wings  hyaline,  posterior  ones  of  the 
females  flavescent  at  the  extreme  base;  pterostigma  quadrangular, 
black;  membraiiule  whitish. 

Adult  Male.  Mouth,  and  the  front  almost  entirely,  black;  thorax 
and  abdomen  black,  with  the  yellowish  marks  absent,  or  almost 
absent.  Seven  antccubitals;  5 — T  postcubitals ;  three  discoidal 
areolets. 

Length  33  millim.  Alar  expanse  62  millim.  Pterostigma  2 
millim. 

Hah.  Xorth  Red  River  (Robt.  Kennicott) ;  almost  everywhere 
in  Europe;  Asia;  Wilui  River,  Irkoutsk,  Siberia. 

The  American  specimens  are  hardly  distinct ;  but  the  color  is  a 
little  different ;  the  black  labial  stripe  is  narrow  anteriorly,  trian- 
gular; the  dorsum  of  the  thorax  is  of  an  olive  fuscous  color,  trans- 
versely interrupted,  so  as  to  appear  4-spotted ;  dorsal  middle  of 
the  abdomen,  in  the  female,  somewhat  black. 

10.  D.  intacta ! 

Dijilax  intacta  Ilagen  ! 

Fuscous;  mouth  and  front  white;  labiiim  in  the  middle  (5) 
black,  and  in  adult  male,  all  black  ;  front  with  a  black  band  before 
the  eyes;  vertex  black,  with  a  pale  spot  above,  or  all  black  (adult); 
thorax  nigro-fuscous,  dorsum  each  side  with  an  obsolete  fulvous 
stripe,  sides  fuscous,  obsoletely  varied  with  black;  the  adult  male 
has  the  thorax  brassy-black ;  feet  black;  abdoiuen  short,  somewhat 
broader  before  the  apex,  fuscous,  with  dorsal,  phalerate,  fulvous 
spots;  upon  the  base  and  segments  6 — 7  they  are  larger;  or  black, 


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with  a  dorsal  yellowish  spot  upon  the  seventh  segment  (adult 
male);  appendages  black;  the  inferior  one  half  the  length  of  the 
superiors,  quadrangular,  broadly  bifid;  wings  hyaline,  posterior 
ones  at  base,  with  triangular  black  s[)ot;  base  of  the  wings,  in 
the  females,  flavescent ;  pterostigma  short,  quadrangular,  black; 
membranulo  blackish-gray;  7— 8  antecubitals;  7—9  postcubitals; 
three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  32  millim.  Alar  expanse  52  millira.  Ttcrostigma  2 
milliin. 

Huh.  Wisconsin  (Dr.  Hoy);  Chicago  (Osten  Sacken) ;  Ohio 
(Skhaum);  Massachusetts  (Scudder). 

11.  D.  hudsonica. 

LihiUula  hudsonica  Selys,  Revue  des  Odonat.  53. 

Similar  to  Diplax  duhia  Vander  Linden  (perhaps  its  variety  ?); 
it  dilTcrs  in  being  smaller,  the  basal  spot  of  the  posterior  wings  is 
small,  the  reticulation  of  the  wings  is  less  narrow  the  vertex  is 
yellow  above;  the  labrum  is  hardly  margined  with  black;  the 
teeth  upon  the  inferior  surface  of  the  superior  appendages  of  the 
male  arc  almost  equal.  (From  the  description  of  De  Selys  Long- 
chainps.) 

liongth  27  millim.     Alar  expanse  46  millim. 
Hub.  New  IJrunswick;  Hudson's  Bay. 

12.  D.  dubia! 

L.  duhia  Selys !  Revue  des  Odonat.  50,  21. 

Black ;  front  white,  labium  black,  laljrum  white,  margined  with 
black ;  the  vertex  and  a  band  before  the  eyes,  black  ;  thorax  ob- 
scure brassy-green,  with  brown  viilosity  ;  dorsum  with  a  subinter- 
rupted,  fulvous  stripe  each  side;  sides  spotted  with  fulvous;  feet 
black  ;  abdomen  slender,  triquetral,  the  dorsum  spotted  with  yel- 
low, bnse  spotted,  and  segments  G  and  7  with  larger  spots ;  wings 
hyaline,  or  fumose,  sometimes  with  the  base  flavescent,  anterior 
ones  with  two  basal  points,  and  the  posterior  ones  with  a  point  and 
triangular  spot  at  base,  black  ;  pterostigma  quadrangular,  nigro- 
fuscous ;  membranule  cinereous ;  eight  antecubitals ;  seven  post- 
cubitals ;  three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  37  millim.  Alar  expanse  58  millira.  Pterostigma  2 
millira. 

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Libdlxtla  ochracra  Burm.!  IlaiKlb.  111,854,38.— rAbrllulafcrvida  Kriclis.! 
Voyag.  Scliomburgk  II,  h^A.—LibdliUa  justiniana  Selys.  Poey,  lus. 
Cuba,  450. 

Rufous,  or  yellowish;  month  yellow,  front  rufous  above;  tliornx 
rufous  or  yellow,  dorsum  pointed  with  fuscous;  sides  iiiferiorly 
bright  yellow;  feet  black,  base  of  the  femora  partly  yellowish; 
abdomen  a  little  thickened,  short,  triquetral,  rufous  or  yellowish, 
a  dorsal  strii)e  and  each  side  a  lateral  one,  submaculose,  nigro- 
fuscous;  the  apical  segment  and  appendages  yellowish;  genital 
haniule  bifid,  the  external  branch  stout,  truncated;  the  internal 
branch  small,  unguiculated ;  genital  lobe  equal,  obliquely  truncated 
behind;  vulvar  lamina  triangular,  erect,  excavated;  wings  hyuline, 
the  base  flavescent,  or  rufesccnt ;  ptorostigma  rather  long,  oblong, 
yellowish  ;  menibranule  blackish-gray. 

Aduh  Mule.  Almost  entirely  rufous; — female  with  the  apex  of 
the  wings  sometimes  a  little  infuscated.  I  saw  a  very  adult  male 
from  Surinam,  which  was  almost  entirely  black,  the  front  chalybeous 
above,  the  base  of  the  wings  brownish-black,  and  the  abdomen 
partly  pruinose.  10—11  antecubitals ;  7— 8  postcubitals  ;  three 
discoidal  areolets,  then  two. 

Length  30—35  millira.  Alar  expanse  50— 5G  millim,  Ttero- 
stigma  3  millim. 

Hah.  Choco,  Xew  Grenada  (Schott);  Cuba  (Poey);  Surinam, 
British  Guiana ;  liahia,  Brazil ;  Porto  Cabello,  Venezuela;  Tam- 
pico,  ^Mexico  (Saussure). 

It  is  a  common  species  in  meridional  America. 

14.  D.  justiniana. 

Libellula  justiniana  Selys.  Poey,  Ins.  Cuba,  450.—Libdlula  minuscula 
Ramb.  Neuropt.  llf),  118,  in  part. 

Fuscous  ;  front  above,  and  the  vertex  chalybeous  (adult  male), 
or  yellowish  (teneral  male  and  female);  thorax  yellow,  dorsum 
each  side  fuscous,  or  altogether  blackish-fuscous  (adult  male);  feet 
black,  femora  yellowish  in  part ;  abdomen  short,  slender,  trique- 
tral, yellowish,  each  side  spotted  with  black,  or  black,  pruinose 
(adult  male);  appendages  brownish-black;  genital  lobe  broader 
at  the  apox,  oval;  vulvar  lamina  broad,  oval,  excavated,  suberect ; 
wings  hyaline,  base  of  the  anterior  ones  a  little  flavescent,  base  of 
the  posteriors  broadly  rufo-fuscous,  or  flavescent  (  9  ) ;  pterostigma 


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oblonp;,  yellow;  membramilc  nigro-cincreous;  8—10  antecubitiils- 
0 — 7  postcubitals  ;  three  discoidiil  nreolets,  then  two. 

Length  25—31  niiilim.  Alar  expanse  38—47  millira.  Ptcro- 
sttjrma  2 — 2.^  niillim. 

Ilab.   Cuba  (roey). 

16.  D.  elisa! 

Diplux  ilisa  IlagenI 

Fuscous,  head  yellowish  in  front,  the  labium  with  a  medial, 
fuscous  stripe  ;  front  with  a  narrow  black  band  before  the  eyes- 
thorax  fuscous,  the  middle  sulcus  obscurer ;  the  sides  fuscous  or 
yellow,  moderately  punctated  with  black ;  feet  black,  base  of  the 
femora  partly  yellowish;  abdomen  a  little  thickened,  triquetral, 
black,  segments  1—7  with  a  dorsal,  larger,  phalerate,  yellow  spot; 
appendages  yellowish ;  genital  lobe  narrow,  small,  triangular ; 
vulvar  lamina  broad,  oval,  the  apex  excised;  wings  hyaline,  the 
anterior  margin  and  base  flavescent,  an  apical  and  ante-apical 
fuscous  spot ;  anterior  wing  at  base  with  a  small  spot,  and  the  pos- 
terior ones  with  a  large  fuscous  spot,  which  is  lacerated,  divided, 
veined  with  yellow,  and  a  broad  yellow  band ;  antecubital  veins 
margined  with  fuscous  in  part;  pterostigma  oblong,  large,  yel- 
low ;  membranules  white  ;  eight  antecubitals  ;  7—8  postcubitals  ; 
three  discoidal  aroolets. 

Length  33  millim.     Alar  expanse  60  millim.     Pterostigma  3 
millim. 

Jlab.   Bergen  Hill,  Xew  Jersey  (Guex) ;  Chicago  ;  Xew  York 
(Osten  Sacken). 

16.  D.  ornataf 

Diplax  oritata  Ramb.  Neuropt.  96,  93. 

Yellow  varied  with  black  ;  head  yellow  in  front,  labium  with  a 
black  stripe  in  the  middle ;  front  with  a  narrow  black  band  Ijeforo 
the  eyes;  thorax  yellow,  dorsum  with  a  broad,  n)edial,  black  stripe; 
sides  yellow,  with  three  oblique,  black,  somewhat  brassy  stripes; 
abdomen  triquetral,  black,  segment  1—7  with  a  dorsal,  large,  pha- 
lerate, yellow  spot ;  superior  appendages  yellow,  the  inferior  one 
fuscous ;  genital  lobe  narrow,  linear ;  vulvar  lamina  short,  trun- 
cated, each  side  with  an  inflated  tubercle  ;  feet  black,  the  anterior 
femora  yellowish  at  base;  wings  hyaline,  the  posterior  ones  with  a 
large,  basal,  fulvous  spot,  and  two  lacerated,  fuscous  stripes,  the 


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DIPLAX. 


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anterior  one  nnrrow,  hipnrtiU';  tlic  female  somotimcs  has  the  bnse 
of  tlie  anterior  wings  (lavcseont,  and  some  of  tlio  anteoubital  ner- 
viiles  miirlved  willi  fuscous.  I  have  also  seen  females  with  the 
fulvous  spot  and  the  fuseons  stripes  on  the  posterior  wings  very 
small;  jiterostigma  oblong,  yellow  ;  membranulo  white,  cinereous 
inwardly. 

Adult  Male,   Almost  entirely  black,  subpruinose. 

6 — 9  antecubitals;  5 — 7  postcubitals  ;  three  discoidal  areolets, 
then  two. 

Length  30 — 32  millim.  Alar  expanse  55  millim.  Pterostigma 
2i  millim. 

Jlab,    IMiiladelphia;  Florida  (Norton). 

17.  D.  amanda! 

Libilluta  jjulchrlla  Burm.l  Ilaiulb.  11,  849,  2. 

Bright  yellow  ;  month  and  front  yellow,  b-  tre  the  eyes  a  nar- 
row fuseons  band;  thorax  yellow,  dorsum  with  a  broad  black  stripe; 
sides  yellow,  sutures  fuscous  at  the  wings;  abdomen  tricjuetral, 
yellow,  the  segments  black  posteriorly,  the  three  last  black  ;  ap- 
pendages yellow  ;  feet  black  ;  femora  partly  yellow  ;  genital  lobe 
narrow  linear;  vulvar  lamina  rounded,  excised  in  the  middle;  base 
of  the  wings  broadly  flavescent,  the  posterior  ones  with  a  double 
stripe,  veined  with  yellow,  the  anterior  one  narrower,  bipartite, 
fuscous;  pterostigma  short,  yellow;  membrannle  white;  eight  an- 
tecul)itals;  five  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  25 — 27  millim.  Alar  expanse  44 — 47  millim.  Ptero- 
stigma If  millim. 

JJab.  Savannah,  Georgia. 

18.  D.  minuscula! 

Libdlula  minuscula  Ramb.!  Nenropt.  115,  118. 

Yellow,  \aried  with  black;  front  yellow,  above  chalybeous;  tho- 
rax I)lack,  pruinose  (adult  male),  or  yellow,  dorsum  each  side,  with 
a  fuscous  stripe ;  the  sides  yellow,  the  sutures  narrowly  fuscous ; 
feet  black,  anterior  femora  yellowish  at  base  ;  abdomen  short,  tri- 
quetral, yellow,  the  dorsum  with  three  maculose,  black  stripes,  and 
the  apex  black;  appendages  pale  yellow;  vulvar  lamina  triangular, 
erect,  excavated;  wings  hyaline,  the  extreme  base  of  the  posterior 
ones  fulvous;  pterostigma  oblong,  yellow;  membranule  cinereous; 
eight  antecubitals;  five  postcubitals;  two  discoidal  areolets. 


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Lcnpth  21— 2C  niilliiii.     Alar  cxpniK^c  34— 40  luillim.     I'loro- 
stigtim  IL_2  iiiilliin. 

//"6.    Kentucky;  (Jeorgia;  Florida;    IJrazil. 

10,  D.  credula! 

Difilux  vridula  Ilagen  I 

Fuscous ;  mouth  luteous,  front  rufo-fuscous  nl)ovo ;  dorsum  of 
tlie  thorax  fuscous,  a  hiteous  stripe  upon  the  middle;  sides  hiteous- 
feet  hrowhisli-hli.clv,  Imse  of  the  femora  luteous;  ulMJomeu  rather 
long,  triquetral,  the  base  compressed,  infintcd,  iiigro-fuscous,  sul). 
prtiinose,  with  the  base  fuscous  (male),  or  luteous,  with  the  dursul 
middle  fuscous,  and  the  incisures  nigro-fuscoua  (female)  ;  vulvar 
lamina  triangular,  excavated  ;  wings  hyaline,  the  extreme  base  of 
the  posterior  ones  fulvcscetit ;  pturostigma  larger,  yellow  ;  mem- 
branule  black;  twelve  antecubitals;  ten  postcubitals;  three  dis- 
eoidal  areolets. 

Length  38  millim.     Alar  expanse   G2  millim.     Pterostiirma  4 
millim. 

Hub.  Islnnd  of  St.  Thomas;  Minus  Ocracs,  Brazil. 

20.  D.  abjecta ! 

Libellula  abjecta  Ramb.!  Neuropt.  83,  73. 

Brownish-l)lack;  mouth  fuscous,  front  chnlybeous  above;  thorax 
nigro-fuscous;  feet  black;  abdomen  slender,  tricpietral,  the  base 
hardly  inflated,  nigro-fuscous,  i)ruinose;  appendages  fuscous;  vul- 
var lamina  triangular,  erect,  excavated;  wings 'hyali"c,  the  ex- 
treme base  of  the  posterior  ones  fuscous;  pterostignia  large 
yellow;  merabranulo  black;  eleven  antecubitals;  seven  post- 
cubitals ;  three  discoidal  areolets. 

Length  38  millim.  Alar  expanse  58  millim.  Pterostigma  3! 
millim. 

Hub.  Cuba;  Venezuela;  Brazil. 

In  specimens  from  Cuba,  the  basal  spot  of  the  posterior  wincrs 
is  wanting,  or  almost  wanting,  but  they  arc  not  different.  J), 
abjecta  is  similar  to  the  preceding  species,  but  the  posterior  lobe 
of  the  prothorax  is  small :  does  it  belong  to  this  genus  '(  It  may 
Ije  an  Erythemis  1 


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PEIUTUEMIS. 

186 

21.  D. 

Imbuta. 

Libdlitla  iwbuta  Say, 

Journ 

.  Acad. 

Philad. 

VIII,  32. 

^- 

Alidoinen  red 

,  tiio 

segiiie 

nta  black  at  ape 

X ;  thorax 

grcoii ; 

vertex 

clialybeous. 

9. 

Al)(li)iiicii  ^Tocnish, 

segments  hhu 

•k  nt  tlio 

ni)ox. 

Jhl 

.    Island   of  i 

Suiiip 

iixteii, 

coast 

of  Mary 

land, 

(Fi 

•oni 

the 

descri 

)tioii  of  Say.) 

It  is  entirely  unk 

11  own  to 

inc. 

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PERITHEMIS  IlAnKN. 

Eyes  ooiinc'cd  in  a  sliort  space;  posterior  IoIjo  of  (he  pro- 
tliorax  larj,'e,  broad,  bilobcd ;  abdomen  much  shorter  than  the 
wings,  broad,  dei)ressed,  narrower  at  base;  legs  moderate,  slender; 
the  first  sector  of  the  triangle  hardly  sinuatcd  ;  trinnglu  moderate, 
broad;  ciuulal  ai)pcndages  sliort;  genital  organs  not  prominent; 
vulva  obtected  ;  sides  of  the  eighth  segment  of  the  female  not 
dilated. 


1.  P.  domitia! 

Libelluta  domitia  Drary,  Ins.  II,  83  ;  pi.  xlv,  fig.  4.     Burm.  IlanJb.  II, 
85."),  41).     Ramb.!  Neuropt.  124,  132. 

Vur.  1.  LiheUuhi  tenuiciiicta  Say,  Jour.  Acad.  IMiiliid.  YIIT, 
31,  21  (cT).  Llhdhihi  temrn  Say,  Jour.  Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  31, 
20(9).  lAhelMa  Mora  Kamb.I  Xeuropt.  125,  133.  Lihdlala 
melella  Selys,  Poey  Ins.  Cuba,  451. 

Var.  2.  LiheUiila  iris  Ilagen. 

Flavescent,  villose ;  tlie  sides  of  the  thorax  similarly  colored : 
dorsum  of  the  abdomen,  with  an  interrupted,  bro\viiish-l)Iack  line 
each  side;  feet  flavescent;  wings  flavescent  (J"),  or  the  basal  half 
flavescent,  with  two  fuscous,  transverse  stripes,  the  internal  one  of 
which  is  often  almost  absent  (9);  pterostigma  rufo-fuscous ;  mem- 
bnnule  cinereous. 

Var.  1.  Sides  of  the  thorax  fuscous,  two  iiiterruptod  yellow 
lines  each  side  ;  all  the  wings  of  tlie  male,  with  a  basal,  fuscous 
point. 

Vur.  2.  Sides  of  the  thorax  of  the  same  color  with  the  remainder 
of  tlic  body  ;  the  wings  hyaline,  subflavescent,  tlie  anterior  margin 
yellow  ;  posterior  wings  of  the  female,  with  a  fuscous  nebula  at  the 


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apex;  seven  antecubitals ;   five  postcubitals ;  two  diseoidal  are- 
olets. 

Leiigtl!  23  luillim.  Alar  expanse  36  millim.  Pterostigma  2 
milliin. 

Hub.  Maryland;  New  Jersey;  Bay  of  Campeachy ;  Cuba  • 
Venezuela;  Baliia,  St.  Leopold,  Brazil.  ' 

Var.  1.  Indiana,  Pennsykania,  Massachusetts,  New  York, 
Louisiana ;  Matanioras,  :Mexico  ;  Atlihauzan  (Saussure). 

Var.  2.  iA[oxico,  Alvarado ;  Brazil. 

I  saw  in  the  collection  of  Schneider,  l/racis  fastt(/iafa  Barm., 
from  Atexico  ;  the  habitat  is  perhaps  erroneous  ;  it  is  a  meridional 
species. 

NANNOPHYA  Ramb. 

Eyes  connected  in  a  short  sj ..,  3 ;  posterior  lobe  of  the  pro- 
thorax  entire;  abdomen  shorter  than  the  wings,  slender,  triipietral; 
the  appendages  short;  genital  organs  not  prominent;  reticulation 
of  the  wings  large  and  simple  ;  the  triangle  large,  broad  ;  the  first 
sector  of  the  triangle  sinuated. 

1.  N.  bella ! 

Nannophya  bella  Uhler!  Proc.  Acad,  Philad,  1857,  87,  1. 

?.  Black;  mouth  black,  front  and  epistoma  white,  the  former 
with  a  large  quadrangular,  black  spot,  labrum  black  ;  vertex  chaly- 
beous ;.  thorax  bhick,  dorsum  each  side  with  an  interrupted,  yel- 
low line  ;  sides  with  two  oblique  stripes  and  a  triangular  patcli 
behind,  interrupted,  yellow ;  abdomen  black,  the  base,  a  band  at 
the  base  of  segments  3  and  4,  a  spot  at  the  base  of  5—7,  that  upon 
1  almost  obsolete,  minute,  and  the  dorsum  of  the  last  segment, 
yellow,  segments  8—9  entirely  black  ;  feet  black  ;  appendages  yel- 
low; vulvar  lamina  large,  reaching  to  the  tip  of  the  last  segment, 
triangular,  excavatul ;  wings  hyah'ne,  fulvous  at  base;  pterostigma 
small,  I)Iaok;  6— 7  antecubitals  ;  5— 6  postcubitals  ;  one  diseoidal 
areolet,  then  two. 

Length  18  millim.  Alar  expanse  32  millim.  Pterostigma  1|- 
millim. 

J*,  r.lack,  pruinose;  mouth  black,  front  white,  with  a  quad- 
rangular black  spot  inferiorly;  vertex  chalybeous ;  thorax  and 
abdomen  black,  very  pruinose ;  feet  black  (apex  of  the  abdomen 


SIALIS. 


18t 


(l(-sti'oyed) ;  winj;s  hyaline ;  plcrostigma  small,  blaclc,  terminated 
with  a  white  iiervule  at  each  end  ;  membranule  white  ;  seven  ante- 
oubitals  ;  five  postcubitals  ;  one  tliscoidal  areolet,  then  two. 

Length  18  ?  rnillim.  Alar  expanse  30  millim.  rterosiigma  1 
rr.illim. 

Hah.  North  America  (Vienna  Museum) ;  Baltimore  and  New 
Jersey  (Uhler) ;  Maine  (Packard)  ;  Connecticut  (Norton). 

2.  N.  maculosa! 

Nannuphya  maculosa  Ilagen ! 

Fuscous  ;  month  black,  nasus  white,  front  chalybeous,  each  side 
with  a  white  spot ;  thorax  fuscous,  each  of  the  sides  with  obsolete, 
yel'ow  spots;  feet  black;  abdomen  brownish-bhick,  segments  each 
side  witli  a  triangular,  yellow  spot,  the  three  apical  segments 
brownish-black;  appendages  white;  wings  hyaline,  base  of  the 
posteriors  fulvo-fuscous ;  pterostigma  small,  yellow  ;  membranule 
white,  (^lale.)  Eight  antecubital  veins  ;  five  postcubitals;  one 
discoidal  areolet;  two  at  the  triangle. 

Length  20  millira.  Alar  expanse  31  millim.  Pterostigma  1^ 
millim. 

Huh.  Georgia  (Abbot). 


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Section  II.   NEUROPTERA.  Eiiicii. 
fam.  til  slvlina. 

Body  short,  thick;  prothorax  large;  antennas  long,  seti- 
form;  wings  large,  reticulated,  posterior  ones  with  the  anal 
space  plicated;  tarsi  5-articulate.  The  larva  with  a  mandi- 
bulated  mouth. 


t.- 


SIALIS  Latrkillk. 

Prothorax  quadrangular,  almost  equal  to  the  head;  no  ocelli; 
antenme  filiform;  the  wings  irregularly  reticulated,  the  veins  stout; 
the  fourth  article  of  the  tarsi  dilated,  bilobed. 

The  larva  is  aquati'i ;  with  lateral  branchia3. 


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1.  S.  Infumata ! 

Sialis  infumatus  Newm. !  Entom.  Mag.  V,  500;  Walk.  Catal.  195,  2. 

Black,  head  not  narrowed  posteriorly,  a  little  narrower  than  the 
prothorax,  the  occiput  with  flat  streaks  and  spots,  which  are  fer- 
ruginous and  somewhat  shining;  antenna;  rather  slender;  anterior 
angles  of  the  prothorax  rounded,  the  sides  with  impressed  points  • 
feet  black;  wings  black,  the  veins  thick  and  blacker. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12—15  millim.  Alar  expanse  22—26 
millim. 

Ilah.   Arr.tic  America  (Richardson);  Xova  Scotia  (Eedman)- 
bt.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  Kiver,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barnston)-  Tren 
ton  Falls,  Xew  York;  Washington,  in  May  (Ostcn  Sackon);  Bal- 
tiinore,  :\raryland;  Pennsylvania  (Uhler). 

A  variety  has  the  head  spotted  beneath  with  yellow;  or  the  pro- 
thorax spotted  with  black :  is  it  a  diflereut  species  ? 

2.  g.  amerlcana ! 

SemhUsamn-icanus  Ramb. !  N,  i.ropt.  447,  l.-^m/,s /,nW„,„,  Walk  ! 
Catal.  11)5,  3. 

Ferruginous;  head  narrower  behind,  occiput  with  streaks  and 
spots,  which  are  flat,  somewhat  shining,  and  surrounded  with  black; 
prothorax  a  little  narrower,  the  anterior  angles  square,  the  sides 
with  yellowish,  impressed  punctures;  antenna?  black;  feet  fuscous, 
femora  ferruginous  ;  wings  pale  ferruginous,  the  veins  darker  ferru- 
ginous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12—14  millim.  Alar  expanse  24— 2G 
millim. 

Hub.  Georgia  (Abbot);  Pennsylvania. 

3.  S.  bifasciata ! 

Sialis  bifasciata  Hagen ! 

Ferruginous;  head  not  narrowed  posteriorly,  orange-colored 
two  broad  black  stripes,  the  occiput  with  flat  streaks  and  spots' 
which  are  somewhat  shining,  orange  ;  antenna)  stout,  black,  pilose;' 
anterior  angles  uf  the  thorax  obtuse,  orange,  each  side  with  a  broad 
fuscous  stripe  and  flat  points,  somewhat  shining,  orange  ;  feet  fus- 
cous, femora  yellowish,  with  the  base  fuscous  ;  wings  pale  fuscous, 
somewhat  shining,  anterior  ones  obscurer  upon  the  costal  mar-nn' 
the  veins  pale  fuscous.  °    ' 


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pro- 


Length  to  tip  of  wings  10—12  millim.  Alar  expanse  17—20 
niillim. 

Jlab.  Cuba  (Poey).    ' 

CHAITLIODIiS  Latreillg. 

Prothorax  quadrangular,  almost  equal  to  the  head ;  three  ap- 
proximate ocelli;  antennae  pectinated  or  serrated;  wings  veiny,  the 
transverse  veins  slender;  articles  of  the  tarsi  cylindrical;  caudal 
appendages  of  the  male  conical,  simple. 

The  larva  is  unknown;  perhaps  it  is  aquatic. 

1,  Ch.  pectinicornis! 

Ilcmerobius  pectinicornis  Linne,  Amoen.  Acad.  VI,  412.  Linne,  Centur. 
Ins.  1763,  29,  87.  Linno,  Syst.  Nat.  ed.  XII,  911,  1 ;  ed.  XIII,  vol. 
V,  2038, 1.  Fab.  Syst.  Ent.  309, 1.  De  Geer,  Mem.  Ill,  5(i2,  2  ;  tab. 
xxvii,  fig.  3.  Drury,  Ins.  I,  105  ;  tab.  xlvi,  fig.  3.—Semblis  pectini- 
cornis Fab.  Sp.  Ins.  I,  38G,  1.  Mant.  Ins.  I,  244,  1.  Entom.  Syst. 
II,  7-,  1. —  Chauliodes pectinicornia  Latr.  Gen.  Crust.  Ill,  198.  Burm.! 
Ilandb.  II,  950,  2.  Cuv.  Icon.  Regn.  Anira.  Masson.  tab.  cv,  flg.  2. 
Kanib. !  Nouropt.  444,  1.  Walk. !  Catal.  198,  l.—Ilcrmcs  indecisus 
Walker!  Catal.  204,  7.     (Female.) 

Lufeo-cinereons  ;  antennte  fuscous,  pectinated  ;  occiput  with  yel- 
lowish flat  streaks  and  spots  ;  prothorax  with  a  middle  stripe  be- 
hind, and  another  flcxuous  one  each  side,  yellowish;  feet  luteous, 
tarsi  fuscous ;  the  anterior  wings  subcinereous,  obscurely  clouded 
with  fuscous,  veins  with  white  interrupted  spots;  the  wings  some- 
times have  rather  clearly-defined  fuscous  transverse  streaks.  Male 
and  female. 

Length  of  body  37 — 55  millim.     Alar  expanse  58 — 90  millim. 

Jf(t/).  riiihulelphia,  Pennsylvania;  Wilmington,  Delaware;  Mas- 
sachusetts; Trenton  Falls,  New  York ;  Berkeley  Springs,  Virginia 
(Osten  iSaeken)  ;  i\laryland  (Uhler)  ;  Columbia  (eolleclion  of  Saus- 
sure) — is  not  this  au  error  ? 


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2.  Ch.  rastricornis ! 

Chuulivdis  raslricornis  Raiub.t  Neuropt.  444,  2.     Walk.!  Catal.  198,  2, 

Luteo-ciiiereous ;  antennse  fuscous,  denticulated;  occiput  with 
flat  l)laek  streaks  and  spots  ;  prothorax  posteriorly,  with  a  flexuous 
stripe  each  side,  obsolete  upon  the  middle,  impressed;  feet  luteous, 


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NEUROPTERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


tarsi  fuscous  ;  anterior  wings  subcinereous,  obscurely  clouded  with 
fuscous,  veins  interruptedly  white.     Female. 

Length  of  body  35—40  millim.     ^Mar  expanse  G4— 80  miilim. 

Hah.  Savannah;  South  Carolina  (Zimmerman). 

3.  Ch.  callfornicus ! 

Chanlimh^  ra/;7bn/iCHs  Walker!  Catal.  IDO,  4.— ZTcTOfsrfH&iVato  Walker! 
Catal.  2U4,  (3.     Female. 

Erownish-black  ;  mouth  rufous;  antenmc  serrate  ?  (almost  alto- 
gether mutilated);  occiput  with  rufous,  somewhat  shining,  flat 
streaks  and  spots  ;  prothorax  each  side  posteriorly  with  a  flexuous, 
obsolete,  rufous  stripe,  elevated  and  more  obsolete  in  the  middle; 
feet  black  ;  anterior  wings  cinereous,  the  longitudinal  veins  trans- 
versely liueated  with  fuscous  ;  a  basal,  brownish-black  streak,  and 
sometimes  apical  ones  upon  the  costal  margin  of  all  the  wings. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  45— GO  millim.  Alar  expanse  TO— 100 
millim. 

Ilah.  California  (Eartweg). 

4.  Ch.  virginiensia. 

Cliuuli,.,l,'>i  rirtjiiiiensis  Wostw.   ed.  Drnry,  I,  lO.-) ;  tab.   xlvi,   fig.  3.— 
Jlmcrolnus  v'njinimim  Drury,  111.  II,  An^.—JI,:mrrobius  prclimcon>is 
Palisot  Beauv.  Ins.   Afr.   et  Amer.  Neuropt.  tab.  i,  fla.  2-  Walk 
Catal.  200,  6.  .     a       .  • 

Head  and  thorax  black,  pointed  with  fulvous ;  winirs  broad, 
hyaline,  the  veins  pointed  with  black.  (From  the  descriinion  of 
Walker.) 

Alar  expanse  12  miilim. 

/fa?>.  Virginia. 

Unknown  tome;  is  it  a  distinct  species?  I  cannot  examine 
the  authority  reported  by  JVIr.  Westwood  :  I  saw  the  identical 
specimen  ligured  by  Palisot  Beauv.,  in  the  collection  of  J>e  Selys 
Longchamps  ;  it  differs  a  little  from  Ch.  pectmicorms  Linn. ;  but 
I  neglected  to  make  a  more  complete  description  of  it. 

5.  Ch.  scrricorniT ! 

Chauliodes  s.rncornis  Say,  tong's  Exped.  II,  Append.  307. 

Fuscous ;  head  rufous,  the  di.sk  fuscous,  the  occiput  with  flat 
rufous  streaks  ;  antenna)  black,  serrate  ;  prothorax  each  side  with 
an  impressed,  rufous  spot ;  feet  luteo-fuscous,  the  tarsi  obscurer ; 


CIIAULIODES. 


191 


winjTs  nigro-fuscous,  the  longUudinal  veins  obscure,  marked  with 
black;  anterior  wings  with  a  broad,  wliite  band,  pointed  with 
fuscous,  not  attaining  the  posterior  margin,  an  apical  marginal 
spot,  and  some  of  tlie  transverse  veins  with  white  spots;  posterior 
wings  with  a  broad,  arcuated  band,  not  attaining  the  jjosterior 
margin,  and  a  larger  anal  spot,  also  an  apical  small  spot,  and 
sometijnes  the  transverse  vei   ^  spotted,  white. 

licngth  to  tip  of  wings  40  uiillini.     Alar  expanse  66  millim. 

Huh.  Arkansas  (Xuttall);  Pennsylvania;  Missouri;  Lake  of  the 
Woods  (Bigsby)  ;  Red  River  of  Lake  Winnipeg,  always  rare 
(Say) ;  New  York  (collection  of  llagen) ;  Maryland  (Uhlcr) ; 
^[exico  (^tluohlonpfordt). 

The  ^lexiean  specimen  has  a  narrower  band,  and  none  to  the 
posterior  wings. 


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6.  Ch.  maculatua  !  • 

Neuromus  macnLitus  Ramb.  1  Neuropt.  442,  3,  tab.  x,  fig.  2;    Walker! 
Catal.  2tl2,  1. —  Chauliodm  sirricornis  Burm.!  Ilaiidb.  II,  949,  1. 

Black  ;  occiput  with  flat,  ferruginous  streaks  and  spots;  antenna3 
black,  serrate ;  thorax  fuscous,  impressed  each  side ;  feet  nigro- 
fuscous  ;  wings  black,  a  transverse  interrupted,  middle  line,  dilated 
at  the  anterior  margin,  but  not  attaining  the  posterior  margin, 
and  some  apical  spots,  white. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  30 — 3G  millim.  Alar  expanse  45 — 55 
millim. 

JIdb.  Philadelphia ;  Savannah  ;  ]\Lissachusetts  (Scudder) ; 
Maryland  (Uhler). 

I  saw  a  male  from  ^Massachusetts,  communicated  to  me  by  Mr. 
Uhler  under  the  name  of  Ch.  unifascudus,  which  differs  a  little  ; 
the  occipital  streaks  are  black ;  a  band  on  the  anterior  wings 
broader,  white,  not  attaining  the  margin,  and  with  one  apical 
point.     Is  it  a  distinct  species  ? 

7.  Ch.  anguaticoilis ! 

Chauliodcs  angusticolUs  Hagen ! 

Fusco-testaceous  ;  antenna;  of  the  male  nodulose,  erectly-villose, 
of  the  female  moniliform ;  occiput  with  flat,  fulvous  streaks  and 
spots;  prothorax  narrow,  a  middle  stripe  jtosteriorly,  and  each 
side  a  lateral  one,  fulvous ;  feet  fuscous ;  wings  gray,  confertly 


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NEUROPTERA  Ol  NORTH  AMERICA. 


marked  with  brownish-black  points  ;  appendages  of  the  male  stout, 
obli(nie,  obtuse.    (J'  and  9). 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  35—42  millim.     Alar  expanse  GO— 10 
millim. 

Hah.    Dalton,    Georgia;    Berkeley   Springs,    Virginia  (Osten 
Sacken)  ;  Northern  Illinois  (llobt.  Kenuicott). 


CORYDALIS  Latreille. 

Prothorax  quadrangular,  much  narrower  than  the  head ;  three 
large,  approximate  ocelli;  antenna)  filiform;  mandibles  of  the 
male  often  extremely  long,  incurved ;  wings  numerously  veined ; 
the  transverse  veins  stout;  appendages  of  the  male  forcipated ; 
tarsi  cylindrical. 

The  larva,  is  aquatic,  furnished  with  abdominal  branchife. 

1.  C.  cornuta! 

RaphhUa  cornuta  Linno,  Syst.  Nat.  ed.  XII,  91G,  3.— /7emc/-o/;»/s  cornutus 
Liune,  Syst.  Nat.  ed.  X,  .051,  14;  De  Geer,  Mum.  HI,  559,  1 ;  tab. 
xxvii,  fig.  1 ;  Fab.  Sp.  Jus.  I,  392,  1 ;  Mant.  Ins,  I,  24(J,  1 ;  Entom. 
Syst.  11,81,1;  Liune,  Syst.  Nat.  ed.  XIII.  V,  2639,20.— Con/(/<,//s 
curinita  Latr.  Gen.  Crust,  et  Ins.  111,199,1;  Talisot  lieauv.  Ins. 
Neuropt.  tab.  i,  fig.  1;  Oliv.  Enc.  Meth.  VII,  59  ;  Burm.!  Handb. 
II,  95(t,  1 ;  Cuvier,  Icon.  Regn.  Anim.  ed.  Masson.  tab.  civ.— Corydalus 
corinitus  Ilaldem.  Journ.  Acad.  Boston,  184S,  158  ;  tab.  i — iii. 

Luteo-fuscous ;  mandibles  of  the  male  elongated ;  head  large, 
broad,  tlie  sides  convex  ;  the  occiput  with  impressed,  yello'-^  si)ots 
and  streaks,  which  are  surrounded  with  fuscous;  beneath,  each 
side,  with  an  oblique  yellow  stripe  ;  prothorax  much  narrower 
than  the  head,  a  little  longer  than  broad,  behind  in  the  middle, 
with  a  hastiform  streak,  and  each  side  with  irregular,  elevated,  Out 
points,  yellow  ;  feet  lurid,  the  knees,  and  the  apex  and  incisures 
of  the  tarsi  fuscous;  the  males  have  four  ai)pendagcs,  the  superior 
ones  forcipated,  infracted  at  the  apex,  dohibrate  ;  wings  subcinereo- 
hyaline,  the  veins  fuscous,  middle  of  the  transverse  ones,  on  the 
anterior  row  of  costal  spaces,  pale,  the  areoles  each  with  two  white 
dots ;  those  of  the  disk  with  white  points. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  75  millim.  Alar  expanse  100—135 
millim. 

Ilab.  Canada;  Pennsylvania;  Xew  York ;  Madrid;  Carolina; 
Northern  Illinois  (Kenuicott)  ;  Maryland  (Uhler). 


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2.  C.  lutea ! 

Corijdalis  lutca  Hagen ! 

Luteous;  mandihies  impressed  at  base  superiorly,  transversely 
sulcated,  of  the  male  a  little  elongated ;  head  large,  broad,  ferru- 
ginous,  the  sides  convex;  the  occiput  with  obsolete,  luteous  spots; 
prothorax  much  narrower  than  the  head,  longer  than  broad,  each 
side  of  the  middle  obsoletely  impressed,  luteous  spots  behind  and 
at  the  sides ;  feet  lurid,  base  of  the  tibiae,  base  and  apex  of  the 
flrst  and  second  articles  of  the  tarsi,  and  the  other  articles  entirely 
nigro-fuseous ;  male  with  four  appendages,  the  superior  ones 
cylindrical,  long,  oblique,  truncated  at  the  apex;  the  inferior  ones 
recurved  at  the  apex,  clavate ;  wings  luteo-hyaline,  veins  luteous, 
partly  fuscous,  with  a  few  white  points.     (J*  and  ?.) 

Length  of  body  70—85  millira.    Alar  expanse  110— -140  millim. 

Hub.  Mexico  (Salle)  ;  Cordova  (Saussure). 

3.  C.  cognata ! 

Corydalis  cognata  Hagen ! 

Luteous-yellow ;  male  with  elongated  mandibles;  head  large, 
broad,  the  sides  convex ;  the  occiput  behind  with  two  punctate 
ochraceous  streaks  and  a  few  obsolete  points ;  prothorax  almost 
quadrangular,  a  little  narrower  than  the  head,  behind  with  a  hasti- 
form  streak  upon  the  middle,  and  lateral,  elevated  ochraceous 
points  ;  feet  lurid,  apex  of  the  tarsi  obscurer,  nails  fuscous  ;  wings 
yellowish-hyaline,  the  transverse  veins  fuscous  ;  upon  the  base  and 
apex  of  the  costal  space,  a  fuscous  mark ;  costal  areoles  with  a 
single  white  point,  the  other  areoles  with  a  series  of  white  points, 
at  the  radius  clouded  with  fuscous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  60  millim.     Alar  expanse  100  millim. 

Ilab.  Pecos  River,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope's  Expedition). 

4.  C. Boror! 

Corydalis  soror  Hagen  I 

Luteous;  mandibles  of  the  male  not  elongated;  head  broad,  de- 
pressed, the  sides  flat,  with  an  alate,  bidcntate  process ;  a  fuscous 
stripe  each  side ;  antenna  short,  slender,  black,  the  two  basal  arti- 
cles yellowish ;  prothorax  narrower  than  the  head,  longer  than 
broad,  each  side  with  a  fuscous,  trifoveolated  stripe ;  feet  lurid,  the 
knees  and  apex  of  the  tarsi  obscurer ;  appendages  of  the  male  four 

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NEUROll'ERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


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the  superior  ones  forcipated,  clavate  at  the  apex,  the  inferior  ap- 
pendagos  extremely  short,  cylindrical ;  wings  luteo-subhyaline,  an 
obsolete  bund  upon  the  middle  of  the  anterior  ones,  and  some  spots 
nearer  the  apex,  fuscous ;  veins  fuscous,  luteous  upon  the  middle 
of  the  costal  space.     (J"  and  9.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  GO— 75  millira.     Alar  expanse  85—130 
millini. 

Jlab.  Mexico  (Koppe);  Cordova  (Saussure). 

6.  C.  hieroglyphica! 

Neuromus  hieroghjphicus  Ramb.  I  Neuropt.  442,  2.     Hermes  hieroglyphicus 
Walk. !  Catal.  206,  12. 

Pale  yellow;  mandibles  of  the  male  not  elongated;  antennss 
black,  with  the  base  yellow;  head  with  the  sides  convex;  pro- 
thorax  cylindrical;  occiput  with  two  spots,  prothorax  with  four, 
and  the  mesothorax  with  two  spots,  black;  appendages  of  the 
male,  the  superior  ones  longer,  with  the  apex  recurved ;  the  infe- 
rior ones  stout,  with  the  apex  clavated;  feet  yellow,  base  and  apex 
of  the  tibiaj,  and  apex  of  the  tarsi  black  ;  wings  yellowish-hyaline, 
the  transverse  veins  in  part  black ;  the  anterior  wings  spotted  witli 
black  posteriorly. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  40— G3  millim.  Alar  expanse  64—90 
millim. 

JIah.  Mexico  (Ehrenberg) ;  Venezuela  ;  Brazil. 

It  varies  very  much  in  size  and  markii.g ;  sometimes  it  is  almost 
unicolored,  pale  yellow. 

RAPHIDIA  Linn£. 

Prothorax  cylindrical,  long,  much  narrower  than  the  head ;  an- 
tenna; short,  fdiform ;  wings  with  a  pterostignia  ;  anal  space  of  the 
posterior  wings  very  small,  inflexed  ;  the  third  article  of  the  tarsi 
dilated,  bilobed;  the  fourth  article  extremely  short,  cylindrical; 
vagina  of  the  female  long,  ensiforra. 

Larva  living  under  bark. 

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1.  Raph.  adnixa! 

liajihhlia  adnixa  Hagen  I 

Rufous  ;  head  brownish-black,  scabrous,  long,  sensibly  narrowed 
behind,  the  occiput  with  a  flat  streak  ;  antennte  rufous,  the  apex 
fuscous ;  ])rothorax  long,  narrow,  rufous ;  feet  rufous ;  abdomen 
rufous,  the  ventral  segments  having  the  posterior  margin  black ; 
wings  hyaline,  veins  fuscous  ;  ptcrostigma  long,  narrow,  trapezoid, 
occupying  two  areolets,  yellow;  subpterostigmatical  areole  almost 
one-half  longer  within,  truncated  ;  outer  equal,  broken ;  a  series 
of  five  areoies  beneath  the  pterostigma.     (J*  and  9.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  16  milliin.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 

llab.  California ;  Oregon  (Willcox,  Berlin  Museum), 

A  female  from  Oregon  has  the  dorsal  base  of  the  prothorax 
blackish-brown,  with  a  trifid  rufous  spot;  the  colors  of  the  male 
are  not  perfected. 

2.  Raph.  oblita ! 

Raphidia  oblita  Hagen  I 

Fusco-aeneous  ;  head  scabrous,  shorter,  posteriorly  suddenly 
compressed,  occiput  with  a  flat  streak;  antenna;  with  the  basal 
article  nigro-fuscous,  second  yellowish,  the  rest  —  ?  prothorax 
short,  rufo-fuscous,  upon  the  dorsal  middle  posteriorly,  a  large, 
ovate,  nigro-fuscous  spot;  feet  rufo-fuscous;  abdomen  brassy-black, 
the  ventral  segments  having  the  posterior  margin  yellow;  wings 
hyaline,  veins  fulvous ;  pterostigma  long  (shorter  than  in  liajA 
adnixa),  narrow,  trapezoidal,  occupying  two  areolets,  yellow;  sub- 
pterostigmatical areole  almost  one-half  longer  within,  truncated, 
outwards  equal,  truncated ;  a  series  of  five  areolets  beneath  the 
pterostigma. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  millim.     Alar  expanse  21  millim. 

Huh.   California. 

3.  Raph.  media ! 

Raphidia  media  Burm.  Handb.  II,  964,  3.     Schneider!  Monogr.  76,  4. 
(With  the  synonymy.) 

Brownish-black;  head  obovate,  the  sides  rounded,  mouth  yellow; 
neck  short ;  vertex  punctured,  with  a  flat  rufous  streak ;  base  of 
the  antenna;  yellow  ;  prothorax  black  ;  feet  testaceous,  base  of  the 
anterior  femora,  and  the  whole  of  the  posterior  ones  black;  abdo- 
men black;  wings  yellowish-hyaline,  especially  at  base;  veins  fus- 


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ecus;  pterostignia  trapezoidal,  luteo-fuscous,  occupying  three  are- 
olets,  with  UP  iiiteriml  hyiiiirie  spot;  siihpterostigiuaticiil  areolet 
exteriorly  almost  ecjual,  interiorly  one-half  longer;  ii.v  ..oolets 
beneath  the  ptcrostignia. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  19  niillini.     Alar  expanse  27  niillim. 

Unb.    Xorth  America  (Knoch,  JJerliu  Museum.     One  female). 
It  is  a  common  species  in  Europe. 

t  t  Ocelli  wanting,     (fnocellm  Schneider.; 

4.  Rapb.  InQata ! 

liiiphiilid  itijlala  Hagon! 

Fnsco-aeneoua;  head  quadrangular,  the  disk  impressed,  opaque; 
base  of  the  mandibles,  two  broad  approximate  streaks,  and  three 
occipital  spots  each  side,  fulvous ;  prothorax  short,  conical,  two 
orcuated,  transverse  ruga!;  feet  lurid,  femora  above,  and  the  apex 
of  the  tibitu  fuscous;  abdomen  black,  middle  beneath  yellow;  pos- 
terior margin  of  the  dorsal  segments  pointed  with  yellow;  vagina 
black  ;  wings  hyaline,  veins  black  ;  i)terostigma  short,  almost  ob- 
long, the  exterior  side  a  little  oblique,  occupying  one  areolet,  black ; 
subpterostigmatical  areolet  equal  within,  longer  without ;  a  series 
of  three  areolets  beneath  the  ptcrostignia. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  18  millim.     Alar  expanse  24  millim. 

Ilab,  California. 


Fam.  Vlir.  IIEMEROBIXA. 

Body  usually  cylindrical,  narrow;  wings  largo,  numerously 
veined,  the  posterior  ones  with  no  anal  space;  tarsi  with  five 
articles;  ocelli  commonly  absent. 

Larva  with  a  haustellate  mouth. 


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ALBURONIA  Fitch. 

Covered  with  whitish  powder ;  eyes  reniform  ;  antennaj  monili- 
forni ;  wings  ciliated,  longitudinal  veins  few,  transverse  ones  almost 
absent. 

1.  A.  westwoodil. 

ALuroiiia  icestwoodii  Asa  Fitcli,  Report  I,  98. 

Covered  with  whitish  powder;  black,  head  depressed  anteriorly, 
antennai  with  28  articles,  shorter  than  the  body,  moniliform,  black, 


CONIOITEIIYX— 8I8YRA. 


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not  powdered ;  abdomen  yellowish ;  feet  pale ;  wings  broad,  the 
npex  ronnded,  the  anterior  ones  with  six  longitudinal  veins,  two 
of  thorn  forked ;  ))osterior  ones  with  five  longitudinal  veins,  the 
seeond  and  third  joined  together  by  a  tratisverse  vein;  wings  cili- 
ated at  ilio  apex  and  posteriorly.  (From  the  description  of  Dr. 
Fitch.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  2.^  milliin. 

Hub.  United  States,  in  June  and  July. 


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CONIOPTERYX  IIaliday. 
Powdered  with  whitish,  eyes  globose,  antennio  moniliforni ;  wings 
not  ciliated,  longitudinal  veins  few,  some  transverse  veins ;  poste- 
rior wings  of  the  male  small. 

C.  vioina ! 

Coiiioptcrj/x  vidua  Ilagen ! 

Covered  with  grayish  powder;  black,  head  rounded,  antennte  -? 
feet  lurid ;  wings  broader  at  the  apex,  rounded,  eight  longitudinal 
veins,  three  and  four  forked,  all  joined  together  by  a  single  trans- 
verse vein. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  4  millira.     Alar  expanse  6  miUim. 

Ilab.  Washington  (Ostcn  Sacken).  The  only  specimen  seen  is 
mutilated. 

SISYRA  BoRM. 

Antenna;  moniliform  ;  subcosta  and  radius  of  the  wings  joined 
together  at  the  apex ;  costal  sjjaco  of  the  base  of  the  anterior 
wings  with  no  recurrent  vein  ;  transverse  veins  almost  absent. 

Larva  aquatic. 

S.  vicarla. 

IJtmerobius  vicarius  Walk.  Catal.  297,  65. 

Ferruginous,  nntennaj  pale,  abdomen  obscurer,  fcot  testaceous ; 
wings  fuscous,  the  anterior  ones  obscurer.  (From  the  description 
of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  5?  miHim.     Alar  expanse  9  millim. 

Hub.  Georgia  (Abbot). 


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^ntcnnm  moniliforiii;  winj^s  with  tlic  sulicosta  nndrndins  joined 
topetlicr  lit  tlic  apex,  the  costal  space  of  the  anterior  wings  strongly 
dilated,  witli  a  forlvcd,  recurrent  vein  ;  transverse  veins  in  u  grada- 
tive  series;  tlie  last  article  of  the  maxillary  palpi  subnlnto. 

M.  pictua ! 

Miijaloiiina  /lirlun  Ilagon  t 

Fuscous,  liiiiry,  face  fusco-aoneous,  palpi  lufpons  ;  occiput  fus- 
couH,  varied  with  black;  autcnnu;  iuteous,  the  first  article  entirely, 
and  the  apex  of  the  second,  brownish-black;  dorsum  ,A'  the  pro- 
and  niesothorax  blackish-fuscous;  feet  and  aiidomen  Iuteous; 
Winers  broad,  the  apex  obtuse,  luteo-hyaline ;  the  anterior  wings 
with  three  gradate  series  of  veins,  the  second  series  of  which  is 
fi'scoiis;  veins  Iuteous,  all  pointed  with  fuscous,  some  larger  points 
at  the  anterior  and  posterior  margins,  at  the  radius  and  at  the  ex- 
ternal  series  of  gradate  veins;  posterior  wings  yellow-hyaline, 
clouded  with  cinereous  at  the  anterior  margin  and  before  tlie  apex. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8  milliin.     Alar  expanse  15  uiillim. 

Ilab.  Mexico  (I)ei)pe). 

MICROMUS  Ramucb. 
j\ntcnnie  moniliform  ;  wings  with  the  subcosta  and  radius  joined 
together  at  the  apex ;  costal  space  of  the  anterior  wings  narrowed 
at  base,  no  recurrent  vein,  transverse  series  gradate ;  last  article 
of  the  maxillary  palpi  not  subulate. 

*  Wings  excised  at  the  apex. 

1.  M.  flavicornls ! 

lldiumhius  Jlai-icoriiis  Walk.  Catal.  278,  4. 

Luteous,  ciliated ;  head  and  thorax  Iuteous,  pointed  with  fus- 
cous, antenna)  yellow;  abdomen  piceous,  with  two  cylindrical 
appendages  (male  ?);  feet  pale,  with  long  i)ile,  freckled  with  nu- 
merous fuscous  points;  apex  of  the  wings  excised,  hamate,  pilose, 
hyaline,  a  little  clouded  with  fuscous  ;  ptcrostigma  yellow,  fuscous 
at  each  side,  apical  margin  of  the  anterior  wings  fuscescent;  veins 
white,  thickly  pointed  with  brown ;  transverse  veins  of  the  costal 


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space  forked;  six  sectors;  tlio  discoidal  scries  of  veins  six-gradate, 
till!  four  iiiterniudiuto  ones  joined  together ;  pOvSterior  wings  with 
u  fuseouH  point  iit  tlio  posterior  margin. 

Ijtinglli  to  lip  of  wings  II  niiiliin.     Aliir  expanse  20  niillim. 

Jl(tl>.  Wasliington  (Osteii  Suclven)  ;  Georgia  (Abbot). 

2.  M.  hamatua. 

Jliiiiiriiliiu.i  hnmaiun  Walk.  Catnl.  278,  6. 

Testaooons ;  antenna)  yellowisli,  feet  pnio ;  wings  snbliyalino, 
Hprinlvlfd  witii  fuscons,  tlie  npex  excised,  sublianiato.  (From  tlie 
description  of  Wuilier.)  It  is  similar  to  tlio  preceding,  but  the 
costal  space  is  narrower. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11  millim.     Alar  expanse  20  niillim. 

Hub,  North  America. 

*  *  Apex  of  the  wings  rounded. 

3.  M.  areolaris! 

Micrcinus  ariiilarii  Ilagen  1 

Yellowish  ;  head  rufous,  nntcnnic  black,  thorax  fuscous ;  feet 
yellow;  npex  of  the  wings  ovate,  yellow-liyulinc,  veins  sparingly 
pilose,  i)artly  yellow,  fuscous  upon  the  disk  and  posterior  margin, 
arcoles  of  the  last-named  areas  streaked  with  fuscous ;  two  series 
of  areolets,  four-gradate,  infracted  ;  ptcrostigma  yellow,  each  side 
fuscous  ;  posterior  wings  yellow-hyaline  ;  (reticulation  irregular.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  6  millim.     Alar  expanse  11  millim. 

Jfuh,  Florida,  in  March  (Osten  Sacken.) 

4.  M.  insipidua ! 
Micromus  iiisijiiJus  Hagen  I 

Luteous ;  sparely  pilose,  head  and  thorax  varied  with  fuscous, 
antcnnie  pale  ;  abdomen  luteous  ;  feet  pale,  anterior  tibiic  with 
two  fuscous  bands  ;  wings  hyaline,  anterior  ones  obsoleteiy  striated 
with  fuscous;  veins  pale,  with  fuscous  interruptions;  four  sectors; 
two  series,  G  and  4  gradate,  infracted. 

liCngth  to  tip  of  wings  9  millim.     Alar  expanse  18  millim. 

Hub.  New  York  ;  Philadelphia. 

5.  M.  Bobrius ! 

Micromus  sobrius  Hagen ! 

Pale;  sparely  pilose;  antennas  whitish-yellow,  the  apex  obscurer; 


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head  and  thorax  pale  hitcons ;  feet  pale,  white;  wings  whitish- 
hyaline,  the  anterior  ones  niarmoratcd  with  fuscous ;  veins  white, 
sparely  iiiterrnptcd  with  fuscous;  gradate  veins  6  and  4  brownish- 
Itlaek. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  9  millim.     Alar  expanse  17  millim. 
Hub.  Chicago  (Osteu  Sackeu). 


HEMEROBIUS  LiNNfi. 
Antenna?  moniliform,  wings  with  the  subcosta  and  radius  joined 
together  at  the  apex  ;  costal  space  of  the  anterior  wings  broader 
at  base,  with  a  recurrent,  forked  vein ;  transverse  scries  gradate, 
broken  ;  maxillary  palpi  with  the  last  article  subulate, 
t  One  sector. 

1.  H.  longlcollls. 

Ilnncrobius  lomjiajUis  Walk.  Catal.  281,  12. 

Plceous,  hairy;  head  ferruginous,  antennre  luteous,  a  little 
longer  than  the  body;  prothorax  much  longer  than  l)road,  nar- 
rower anteriorly  ;  tricarinated  ;  feet  testaceous  ;  wings  subciue- 
reous,  the  anterior  ones  obsoletely  clouded  with  fuscous ;  ptero- 
stigma  lurid  ;  transverse  costn!  veins  few,  radius  widely  aistant 
from  the  subcosta;  one  trifurcated  sector;  first  gradate  series 
interrupted,  second  almost  absent ;  posterior  wings  short,  pale. 
(From  the  descrii)tion  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  9  millim.     Alar  expanse  16  millim. 

ITab.  Georgia  (Abbot).  An  irregular  species ;  It  seems  to  be 
allied  to  Micromus  areolaris. 

t  t  Two  sectors. 

2.  H.  amiculus. 

Ilemerobius  amiculus  Asa  Pitch,  Report  I,  95. 

Fuscous;  antennae  yellowish,  feet  whitish;  wings  hyaline,  irregu- 
hirly  clouilod  and  spotted  with  fuscous ;  margin  of  the  antedor 
wings  pointed  with  black;  veins  fuscous  pointed  with  black;  gra- 
date series  banded  with  fuscous;  posterior  wings  pale.  (From  the 
description  of  D/,  Fitch.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  1  ?  millim.     Alar  expanse  12  millim. 


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HEMEROBIUS. 


Ilab.  New  York;  Illinois;  May  to  October  (Asa  Fitch), 
pciifh  trees  and  wild  shrubs. 


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3.  H.  occidentalia. 

Iltiiierohitis  uccidentalis  Asa  Fitcli,  Report  I,  05. 

IJlackish;  antenna}  shorter  than  the  body,  black;  feet  pale;  wings 
hyaline,  the  areoles  with  two  obscure  parallel  lines ;  margin  obscure ; 
veins  stout,  black,  transverse  veins  almost  as  in  the  preceding  spe- 
cies.    (From  the  description  of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  5?  niillim.     Alar  expanse  8  millim. 

Ilab.  Henderson  River,  Illinois;  October  (Asa  Fitch).  (Wash- 
ington, June.  The  antenna)  of  this  specimen,  J"  ?,  are  longer  than 
the  body,  and  their  basal  third  only,  black,  the  remainder  pale. 
Osten  Sacken.) 

Scliiocdte  r>erlin,  Ent.  Zeit.  Ill,  p.  143,  reports  Jkmerohius 
ohscurvs  Zett.  Ins.  Lapp.  10G3,  12,  from  Greenland;  I  have  not 
seen  the  specimens,  nor  is  that  species  known  to  me. 

4.  H.  delicatulus. 

Ihmcrohius  ddicatulus  Fitch,  Report  I,  90". 

Obscure  yellow ;  antenna)  longer  than  the  body,  fuscous ;  feet 
pale  ;  wings  hyaline,  /eins  fuscous,  pointed  obscurely  ;  single  gra- 
date series  banded  with  fuscous.  (From  the  description  of  Dr. 
Fitch.) 

Ticngth  to  tip  of  wings  C?  millim.     Alar  expanse  10  millim. 
JJab.  Illinois;  October  (Asa  Fitch), 
f  f  f  Three  sectors. 

5.  H.  alternatus. 

Hemerohiux  alternatus  Fitch,  Report  I,  93. 

"White  or  yellowish;  varied  with  fuscous,  with  fulvous  pile;  head 
in  front  and  thorax  each  side  with  a  blackish-fuscous  stripe;  abdo- 
men whitish,  each  side  with  a  longitudinal  white  stripe,  which  is 
margined  above  with  a  series  of  brown  p;  ints,  and  below  by  a 
brown  line;  wings  hyaline,  iridescent,  veins  interrupted  black  and 
white;  gradate  series  black,  stout,  marked  with  fuliginous;  poste- 
rior wings  pale,  sparingly  marked  with  black.  (From  the  descrip- 
tion of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11?  millim.     Alar  expanse  20  millim. 

Ifab.  New  York  ;  June  (Asa  Fitch).  Upon  pine  and  hemlock 
bushes. 


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6.  H.  stigmaterus. 

llemcrohius  sli.jimte.rus  Fitch,  Report  I,  03. 

Luteous;  head  and  antenm.  luteous,  feet  pale ;  thorax  and  al,- 
dorneu  fuseons;  vvn,,.  hyah-ne,  anterior  ones  with  blaek  veins  which 
are  banded  wuh  white;  areoles  fnn.ose,  with  hyaline  points;'^  j 
st.g.a  .dvous ;  two  gradate  series,  black.    (l..o.n  tie  ,.:J^, 

streak.''   ^^^''^  '^  '^''  '^''"™'"  ^'""^'''''  °'*  ^^''^''  ^  1^^'«  '^teral 
^_  J^ength  to  tip  of  wings  8-10  n.illim.    Alar  expanse  15-18  mil. 

Jlah^    North  America,  Northern  and  Western  States;  common 
from  March  to  October  (Asa  Fitch).  to'"inon 

7.  H.  castaneae. 
Ilcmerohius  castaneae  Pitch,  Report  I,  94. 

witYa  sh'!,'  ''"'!  1^  "IT  ^"•"'^^''  ^^^'*  ^y^'  thorax  each  side 
v^i  h  ast  pe,  and  the  abdomen  with  lateral  spots,  fuscous;  win-^s 
h  a Ino  the  n.arg.n  a  little  dusky;  veins  whiti.h,  interr'npted^ 
bkc  two  gradate  senes  black;  a  basal  larger  spot,  another  smaller! 
and  the  bases  of  the  series  of  discoidal  veins  black 

The  color  of  the  veins  often  varies;  they  are  sometimes  either 
black  fuscous,  or  with  fulvous  interruptions  ;  sometimes  deep  black, 
and  the  d.sco.dal  spots  are  confluent  into  a  vitta.     (From  the  de 
scription  of  Dr.  Fiteh.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  18  millim. 

fronft      W    n  "  'T'^  ^^^•^''^''^-t--"  States,  everywhere  common, 

8.  H.  tutatrix  J 

nemerohius  tutalrix  Fitch,  Report  I,  04. 

Yellow;  head  each  side  with  an  external  fascia  beneath  the  eyes; 

horax  each  side  with  three  spots,  which  sometimes  are  connuent 
tormuig  a  stripe,  fuscous;  antenna)  a  little  annulated  with  fuscous- 
leet  ydlowish;  wings  hyaline,  veins  whitish,  interrupted  with  fus- 
cous, \  -shaped  clouds  of  a  fuscous  color  upon  the  areoles,  having 

he  angle  on  the  fuscous  interruptions,  and  the  open  side  towanls 
tne  apex  of  the  wing;  two  series  of  transverse  uervures,  7  and  G 
gradate,  black  ;  a  black  point  at  base. 


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Length  to  tip  of  wings  9  millim.     Alar  expanse  10  millim. 
Ilah.    New  York,  September  (Asa  Fitch),  upon  apple  trees ; 
Washington,  .June  (Osten  Sacken);  California. 

9.  H.  conjunctua. 

J/rmiruhius  co)ijuiictus  Fitch,  Report  I,  94. 

Wings  hyaline,  the  margin  infuscated  ;  veins  white,  interrupted 
with  iihick,  and  banded;  gradate  veins,  the  two  internal  ones  ex- 
cepted, banded  with  fuscous,  a  black  point  at  the  base  of  the  dis- 
(uidal  veins;  posterior  wings  immaculate.  The  spots  of  the  wings 
are  almost  as  in  //.  nUernatns,  but  the  margin  is  immaculate. 
(From  the  description  of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

jjcngth  to  tip  of  wings  8  millim.     Alar  expanse  14  millim. 

Ilah.  New  York,  May  (Asa  Fitch),  upon  pine  bushes. 

10.  H.  pinidumus. 

l/(  nil  roiins  piiiidiiinux  Fitch,  Report,  I,  d5. 

Yellowish;  sides  of  the  thorax  fnscous;  wings  hyaline,  a  little 
fiimosc,  the  margin  with  fuscous  points;  veins  while,  interrupted 
with  fuscous;  gradate  series  J)lack,  clouded  with  fnscous  ;  three  or 
four  of  the  griidate  veins  forming  a  maculose  band  across  the  disk  ; 
sinular  to  //.  tntnlrlr,  differing  in  the  basal  reticulation.  (From 
the  description  of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  7  millim.     Alar  expanse  12  millim. 

ILib.  New  York,  May  to  July;  common  (Asa  Fitch)  upon  pine 
bushes. 

11.  H.  hyalinatus. 

Hemernliiitii  hijalinatus  Fitch,  Report,  I,  95. 

Similar  to  the  preceding,  perhaps  a  variety  of  it;  wings  more 
hyaline,  veins  finely  interrupted  with  fuscous;  gradate  veins  un- 
colored,  not  banded  with  fuscous;  reticulation  a  little  difl'ereut. 
(From  the  description  of  Asa  Fitch.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  7  millim.     Alar  expanse  12  millim. 

Ihih.  New  York,  May  to  July  (Asa  Fitch);  upon  pine  bushes. 

12.  H.  subanticus. 

Ileiiurobius  subanticus  Walk.  Catal.  282,  13. 

Ferruginous;  head  testaceous  in  front;  antenna  paler;  feet  tes- 


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taceous;  wiiifrs  sublurid,  narrow,  veins  testaceous,  dotted  with  fus- 
cons,  two  interrupted,  fuscous  gradate  series,  which  are  clouded 
witii  fuscous;  sectors  of  the  radius  1  and  2  bifurcated,  3  unifurcated 
(From  the  description  of  AValker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  6  luillim.     Alar  expanse  11  niillim. 

JIab.  St.  John's  Bluff,  East  Florida  (Doubleday). 

13.  H.  posticus. 

Ilcmerobius  posticus  Walk.  Catal.  283,  15. 

Ferruginous;  head  paler;  antennaj  testaceous,  longer  than  the 
body ;  wings  subliyaline,  the  anterior  ones  clonded  with  fuscous, 
esi)ecially  at  the  ai)cx  and  posterior  margin ;  veins  pale  testaceous^ 
interrupted  with  fuscous  ;  two  complete  series  of  gradate  veinlets' 
which  are  fuscous,  and  clouded  with  fuscous;  three  bifurcate  sec-' 
to:-s;  posterior  wings  with  two  complete  series  of  gradate  veinlets, 
the  internal  one  of  which  is  fuscous,  and  clouded  with  fuscous' 
(From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  9  millim.     Alar  expanse  14— IG  millim. 

JIab.  Georgia  (Abbot). 

14.  H.  citrlnus ! 

Bemcrohius  citrinus  Hagen ! 

Yellow;  occiput  each  side,  and  the  sides  of  the  prothorax  fus- 
cous;  feet  yellow  ;  wings  yellow-hyaline,  veins  yellow,  pointed'with 
fuscous;  gradate  veins  (6  and  5)  yellow. 

Length  to  tip  of  wiugs  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  18  millim. 

Hub.  Xorth  America  (Knoch;  Berlin  Museum). 

15.  H.  slmulans. 

Uemerobius  simulans  Walk.  Catal.  285,  22. 

Piceous;  head  ferruginous;  antennte  piceons,  forrmrincus  at 
base;  prothorax  short,  broad;  feet,  testaceous;  wings  cinereous, 
the  anterior  ones  clouded  with  fuscous,  veins  black;  two  gradate 
series  almost  contiguous,  banded  with  fuscous;  sector  1  unifurcated 
sector  2  bifurcated,  sector  3  trifurcatcd.  (From  the  description 
of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8  millim.     Alar  expanse  14  millim. 
Hab.  St.  xAIartiu's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barns- 
ton).  ^ 


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16.  H.  marginatus? 

JIfiiurubius  immjinaius  Walk.  Catal.  28G,  23. 

Pale  ochreous  ;  wings  white,  with  the  transverse  veins,  and  some 
clouds  at  the  internal  margin,  fuscous  ;  sectors  1  and  2  unifurcated, 
3  quudrifurcated.  (From  the  descrijttion  of  Walker.)  I  believe 
it  to  be  dilferent  from  the  European  insect  of  this  name. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millira.     Alar  expanse  19  niillim. 

Hub.  >i'ova  Scotia  (lledman). 

17.  H.  humuli  ? 

Ihiiurvbius  humuli  Walk.  Catal.  2SG,  24. 

Pale  ochreous;  antennre  annulated  with  fuscous  and  white;  feet 
pale;  wings  hyaline,  sparingly  i)ointed  with  fuscous;  sectors  1  and 
2  unifurcated,  3  trifurcated.  (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 
I  believe  it  to  be  different' from  the  F]uropean  species  of  this  name. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8  millim.     Alar  expanse  14  niillim. 

Hub.  Georgia  (Abbot). 

18.  H.  crispus? 

Iltmerobiiis  crisjms  Walk.  Catal.  288,  31. 

Testaceous ;  sides  of  the  thorax  and  the  abdomen  obscurer ; 
wings  opaline,  narrow,  the  anterior  ones  spotted  with  fuscous, 
transverse  veins  fuscous ;  posterior  wings  immaculate ;  sectors  1 
and  2  unifurcated,  3  trifurcated.  (From  the  description  of  Wal- 
ker.) I  believe  it  to  be  different  from  the  European  species  of  this 
name. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  1  millim.     Alar  expanse  12  millim. 

JIab.  North  America;  Nova  Scotia  (lledman). 


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10.  H.  obliteratns. 

llcmcrvbius  oblileratus  Walk.  Catal.  289,  35. 

Testaceous ;  antennte  longer  than  the  body,  fuscous,  annulated 
with  whitish,  the  apex  fuscous;  the  basal  article  testaceous;  feet 
pale  testaceous;  wings  subhyaline,  the  anterior  ones  hardly  cloudeel 
with  fuscous;  veins  testaceous,  interrupted  with  fuscous;  gradate 
series  two,  broken,  banded  with  fuscous ;  sectors  1  and  2  unifur- 
cated, 3  trifurcated.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  lip  of  wings  l  millim.     Alar  expause  12  millim. 

Hab.  Georgia  (Abbot). 


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20.  H.  neglectua !  ^ 

J/cmerobius  neylectus  Hagen  I 

Yellow;  head  and  sides  of  the  prothorax  fuscons  ;  antenna)  and 
feet  j.alc  yellow;  winfr.s  h.teo-fuseous,  the  anterior  ones  densely 
streaked  with  whitish-hyaline;  veins  Inteons,  pointed  with  blaek 
and  fuscons ;  G  and  5  of  the  gradate  veins  luteous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  1 1  nnllim.     Alar  expanse  20  niillim 

nab.   Mexico  (^PJhrenberg;  IJerlin  Museun-^ 

1 1 1 1  Four  sectors. 

21.  H.  longifrons. 

Uunerobius  longifrons  Walk.  Catal.  291,  40. 

Testaceous,  marked  with  fuscous ;  antennae  longer  than  the  bodv 
fuscous  annulated  with  pale  ;  abdomen  piceons;  feet  pale  testace! 
ous ;  wings  cinereous,  anterior  ones  with  three  oblique,  interrnntod 
fascK^  and  marginal  spots,  black;  veins  pale  testaceous,  inter- 
rupted with  black;  gradrte  series  two,  broken;  sector  3  unifur- 
cated.     (From  the  doscrii)tion  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  18  millim 

Ifub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  iJay  (IJarn- 
ston).  •'   ^ 

POLYSTOECHOTES  Bikh. 

Antenna)  short,  moniliform ;  subcosta  and  radius  of  the  wings 
confluent  at  the  apex  ;  costal  space  of  the  anterior  wings  broader 
at  base,  with  a  recurrent  vein,  forked:  a  gradate  series  of  several 
transverse  veins ;  last  article  of  the  maxillary  palpi  truncated. 

Larva  perhaps  aquatic. 

1.  P.  punctatus ! 

Scmhlis  jtniictata   Fab.!   Entom.  Svst    ^\    'i'X    A       n  i- 

u  ,      „  ,  „  ^-""Jiu.  ^y.-.c.    11,   M,  4.—nemi'robius   vehulosus 

Pab.  tntom.  Syst.  Suppl.  202,  1-2.-^,,. robins  irroratus  Sav, 
Long  s  Lxped.  II,  30.i,  1  ;  Asa  Fitcb,  Report,  I,  n.~PoUistocchoies 
sue  tens  Burm.  Hand.  II,  !»82,  1;  Walk.  Catal.  231,  l.-Os„»//„s 
validus  Walk.!  Catal.  233,  3.  " 

Piceous,  hairy;  mouth  testaceous;  antenna  piceous,  with  the 
base  testaceous;  head  and  thorax  clothed  with  gray  hair-  feet 
liairy,  testaceous,  the  anterior  ones  annulated  with  fuscous  'apex 
of  the  tarsal  articles  fuscous  ;  abdomen  piceous,  beneath  fuscons  • 


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201 


feet 


wings  cinereons,  subliyaline,  the  anterior  ones  marked  with  fuscous 
upon  the  margin ;  veins  white,  with  fuscous  interruptions ;  poste- 
rior '.vings  immaculate;  sector  1  sevonteen-branched. 

Lengtli  to  tip  of  wings  28 — 38  millim.  Alar  expanse  52 — 7G 
millim. 

Jfab.  North  West  Territory ;  Lake  Erie,  common  (Say) ;  North 
Red  River  (Kennicott) ;  New  York,  July,  rare  (Asa  Fitch); 
rhiliuk'lpliia,  Pennsylvania,  Washington  (Osten  Sacken);  Cali- 
fornia; Texas;  Fort  Steilacoom,  Paget  Sound  (Dr.  Suckley)  ; 
Maryland  (Uhler).  I  saw  the  specimen  described  by  Fabricius  in 
Bank's  Museum. 

2.  P.  vittatus. 

Uemerohius  vittatus  Say,  Long's  Exped.  II,  307,  2 ;  Asa  Fitch,  Report, 
1,92. 

Pale  yellow;  head  with  a  quadrangular  black  spot  between  the 
eyes ;  aiitentKc  yellowish-red,  the  base  and  apex  black;  thorax 
greenish-white,  the  sides  with  a  black  vitta;  wings  hyaline,  pointed 
with  black  ;  costal  veins  white,  with  black  interruptions ;  ptero- 
stigma  small,  whitish  ;  posterior  wings  almost  immaculate,  at  the 
midille  of  tiie  anterior  margin  a  large  orbicular  spot,  and  another 
apical,  smaller  ;  feet  black,  base  of  the  femora,  an  apical  ring  upon 
the  posterior  ones,  and  an  apical  ring  upon  the  posterior  tibiro, 
pale  ;  abdomen  black,  a  small,  dorsal,  pale  spot  upon  the  segments. 
(From  the  description  of  Say.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  30  millim.     Alar- expanse  55  millim. 

Hub.  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey  (Titian  Peale,  Say). 

MANTISPA  Illiger. 

Antennee  short;  prothorax  elongated,  cylindrical;  anterior  feet 
stout,  rai)tatorial ;  wings  narrow,  subcosta  and  costa  confluent  at 
the  middle  of  the  anterior  margin. 

1.  M.  brunnea! 

Mantixpa  brunnea  Say,  Long's  Exped.  II,  309 ;  Amer.  Entom.  II,  tab.  xxv  ; 
Ericlison,  Oermar's  Zeitschrift,  I,  Itil,  2  ;  Westwood.  Trans.  Ent.  See. 
Lonvl.  ser.  2, 1,  253,  2  ;  Walk.!  Catal.  214, 2.—M(nitispa  varia  Erich.! 
GermarV  Zeitschr.  I,  1(11,  3  ;  Westw.  Trans.  Ent.  Soe.  ser.  2,1,253, 
3 ;  Walker!  Catal.  214,  3  ;  Hagen  !   Stettin.  Ent.  Zeit.  XX,  406. 

Color  very  variable;  fuscous,  varied  with  black  and  yellow; 


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head  fusooiis,  a  transverse  streak  at  the  base  of  the  antennaj,  and 
another,  occii)ital,  sometimes  absent,  black  ;  antenna)  fuscous,' base 
and  extreme  apex  yellowish;  prothorax  varving  in  robustness, 
anteriorly  broadest,  upon  the  middle  transversely  rugose,  narrower 
between   the   anterior  and   posterior  tubercles,  fuscous;  with  a 
broad,  transverse,  yellow  band  behind  the  black  anterior 'margin  • 
or  with  a  triangular  yellow  si)ot  at  base,  before  a  black  band ;  or 
with  the  middle  also  yellow;  mcsotliorax  fuscous,  or  fuscous  mar- 
gined with  yellow;  abdomen  fuscous  or  yellow,  base  above  and 
beneath  black;   anterior  feet  entirely  rufo-fuscous,  or  with   the 
femora  l)laok,  tibia;  black  inside,  outside  sometimes  with  a  longi- 
tudinal  black  stripe;   intermediate  feet  yellowish-red,   with   tlie 
femora  obscure,  or  yellowish,  the  femora  l)lack,  with  the  apex 
yellowish;  tibiai  behind  the  liase,  banded  with  fuscous  ;  tarsi  some- 
times (perhaps  the  other  sex)  with  two  broad  lamelliform,  yellow- 
ish lobes,  which  are  rounded  at  the  apex ;  (I  have  not  seen  this 
to  be  tlie  case  but  in  two  specimens ;  types  of  31  hrmmea  Erich- 
son,  and  of  Uhler ;)  posterior  feet  the  same  color  as  the  intermediate 
ones,  with  no  lobes  ;  wings  fuscous,  the  posterior  half  hyaline. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  18—34  millim.  Alar  expanse  30—34 
millim. 

Hah.  Xorth  West  Territory  (Say);  N.  Illinois  (Konnicott) ; 
Philadelphia  (Say);  Georgia  (Abbot);  St.  John's  IJluir,  E.  Flo- 
rida; Fort  Steilacoom,  Puget  Sound;  Mexico  (Deppe);  Central 
America. 

I  have  seen  many  sjfeeimens ;  I  believe  the  species  of  Say  and 
Erichson  not  to  be  different ;  :\rr.  Say  describes  both  sexes,  but 
does  not  appear  to  have  observed  the  remarkable  lobes  of  the  tarsi. 

(The  tarsal  loljes  are  not  characteristic  of  sex,  but  are  found 
present  in  both  males  and  females ;  the  membranous  character  of 
these  lobes,  and  their  great  delicacy  seems  to  render  thera  liable  to 
disappear,  by  shrinking  or  accident;  this  probably  accounts  for 
their  absence  in  most  of  the  sppciraens  observed  by  Dr.  Hagen;  in 
a  specimen  which  I  examined  the  one  middle  tars'us  had  the  lobes 
Ijeautifully  api)arent,  while  on  the  opposite  tarsus  only  a  vestige 
was  present ;  on  another  tarsus  only  a  white  membrane  was  appa- 
rent; when  well  conditioned,  the  lobes  are  obvious  upon  both  the 
middle  and  posterior  tarsi.  The  male  has  robust,  cylindrical,  hairy 
a.!al  appendages,  superiorly,  which  will  abundantly  distinguish  the 
sex.    Uhler.) 


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itennae,  and 
ascoiis,  base 
robustness, 
ie,  narrower 
lis;  with  a 
ior  margin ; 
k  band ;  or 
iscons  mar- 
above  and 
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,  with  the 
I  the  apex 
tarsi  sonie- 
'111,  yellow- 
It  seen  this 
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f  Say  and 
sexes,  but 
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laraeter  of 
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the  lobes 
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2.  M.  interrupta ! 

Alaiitinpa  inlirrupta  Say,  Amor.  Kntomol.  II,  tab.  xxv  ;  Kiichs.  Germ. 
Zcits.  I,  171,  21 ;  Westw.  Trana.  Ent.  Soc.  8or.  2,  I,  2.0r.,  21 ;  Walk. 
Catal.  219,  21. 

Yellowish;  autcnnte  black,  yellow  at  base;  head  yellow  in  front, 
with  a  black  line  upon  the  middle;  ]»osteriorly  black,  exteriorly 
yellow;  a  streak  upon  the  middle,  and  a  spot  each  side,  yellow; 
l)rothorax  long,  slender,  tuberculous,  yellowish-fusrous;  the  aiiical 
and  basal  margin,  and  a  longitudinal  dorsal  line,  black ;  niesotho- 
rax  fuscous,  varied  with  yellow;  abdomen  fuscous  (mutilated); 
feet  yellowish,  the  anterior  femora  exteriorly  and  interiorly  striated 
with  fuscous,  til)iie  and  tarsi  black  ;  posterior  femora  interiorly  at 
base  with  a  fuscous  line,  intermediate  til)iie  with  a  fuscous  ring ; 
wings  hyaline,  veins  black,  subcosta  fuscous;  pterostigma  long, 
brownish-black. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  23  millim.     Alar  expanse  36  niillira. 

Huh.   Philadelphia  (Say,  Uhler);  Yirginia  (Uhler). 

This  species  is  very  rare  ;  I  have  seen  only  one  specimen  ;  the 
words  of  ^Ir.  Say,  "On  the  subniargin  is  an  irregular,  (piadrate, 
dark,  fuscous  spot,  confluent  with  the  carpus,"  do  not  agree  with 
my  specimen. 

(The  species  varies  in  sometimes  wanting  the  quadrate  brown 
spot  of  the  wings ;  the  tarsal  lobes  are  apparent  in  this  si)ecies,  in 
common  with  the  preceding :  I  have  seen  a  specimen  in  which  the 
apical  spot  of  the  wings  is  absent.  The  abdomen  is  generally  yel- 
lowish, with  dorsal,  triangular,  black  spots.     Uhler.) 

3.  M.  viridis. 

Manthpa  viridis  Walk.  Catal.  227,  47. 

Green  or  yellow,  with  a  reddish  stripe  each  side,  along  the  whole 
length  of  the  body  ;  face  varied  with  rufous ;  antennse  reddish  ; 
jirothorax  long,  slender,  broader  anteriorly;  wings  hyaline,  veins 
pale,  dotted  with  black.     (From  the  description  of  "Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  ?  millim.     Alar  expanse  18  millim. 

I/ab.  East  Florida. 

Walker,  Catal.  215,  7,  reports  M.  prolixa,  from  Georgia;  I  saw 
the  s])eciinen,  but  J/.  pi-vHxa  Erichson,  is  a  dilTercnt  species.     The 
locality  of  Mr.  Walker's  species  is  doubtful. 
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4.  M.  moesta! 

J\/<uiiisii(i  vioesla  Ilagen  ! 

Browtiisli-lilaek ;  palpi  ''■  ?ons  ;  face  fiisooiis,  trniisvcrsply  ru- 
gose ;  front  deprossud,  ruiHi.s,  a  spot  IjcIwolmi  tlio  aiilt'iiiiiu,  a  lilaek 
band  posteriorly;  anteiinif  fuscous;  prolliorax  dilated  anteriorly, 
luteous,  nnirgined  with  black  ;  posteriorly  narrower,  cylindrical, 
transversely  sulcated ;  abdomen  black,  ai»ex  of  segments  1  and 
2  margined  with  yellow  ;  '6  and  4  polished  at  base,  with  very  nu- 
merous red  points ;  anterior  feet  black,  first  article  of  the  tarsi 
exteriorly  varied  with  yellow ;  posterior  femora  fuscous,  with  the 
apex  yellow,  tibiio  yellow,  with  an  external  fuscous  spot ;  wings 
fuscous,  shining ;  twelve  discoidal  areoles ;  a  gradate  vein  upon 
arcoles  G  and  7.     (Female.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  27  millim.     Alar  expanse  47  niillim. 

Hub.  Tennessee  (Saussure). 

MELEOMA  FiTcii. 

A  genus  not  seen  by  me,  allied  to  Chnjsopa,  but  the  bases  of 

the  antenntc  are  distant,  and  there  is  an  intermediate  frontal  horn. 
(Asa  Fitch.) 

1.  M.  Bignoretii. 

Milcnma  signoretii  Fitch,  Report  I,  82. 

Yellowish-grccn,  pale,  sparingly  pilose;  between  the  anteimaj  a 
cylindrical  horn,  which  is  longer  than  the  basal  joint  of  the  an- 
tenna), deflexed  anteriorly  into  a  lamina,  upon  the  middle  of  which 
is  a  black  tooth  ;  face  each  side  with  a  fuscous  spot,  antenntc  pale 
fuscous,  the  two  basal  articles  green,  the  first  elongated  thicker; 
base  of  the  prothorax  elevated;  feet  whitish,  tarsi  yellowish,  with 
the  apex  black;  apex  of  the  wings  a  little  angulated,  liyuline, 
pterostigma  a  little  opaque ;  veins  whitish,  gradate  veins,  and 
transverse  ones  of  the  interior  side  of  the  radius,  black.  (From 
the  description  of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  15  ?  millim.     Alar  expanse  27  millim. 

Hah.  Mt.  Antonio,  Rupert,  Vermont,  July  (Asa  Fitch). 

2.  M.  longicornis. 

Osmi/his  longicornis  Walk.  Catal.  235,  8. 

Testaceous,  somewhat  marked  with  fuscous  ;   antenntc  longer 


CimYSOPA. 


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rt'i'sply  ru- 
lit',  a  liliick 
iinteriorly, 
yliiulrical, 
nts  1  ami 
h  very  iiu- 
f  tlio  tarsi 
I,  with  the 
ot ;  wings 
vein  upou 

inilliiu. 


!  l)ases  of 
iital  horn. 


[inteiina!  a 
f  the  aii- 
j  of  wliicli 
enna}  pale 
.  thiclver ; 
ivisli,  witli 
,  Iiyaline, 
^eins,  and 
.     (From 

niillim. 


a;  longer 


Ihan  the  wings,  straw-colored,  slendor,  a  little  pubescent;  feet 
straw-eolored  ;  wings  liyuline,  long,  narrow;  the  anterior  ov.-s  with 
whitisli  veins,  wliieh  are  interrupted  with  fuseons  ;  veins  of  the 
posterior  wings  whitish;  fnseous  points  lietween  the  radius  and 
suhcosta.     (From  the  deseription  of  V/aliier.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  22  millini.     Alar  expanse  40  millim. 

Jlab.  Georgia  (Abbot). 

Does  it  belong  to  this  genus  ?  I  saw  the  specimen,  and  noted 
"tiiut  it  belonged  to  Utn/so/ia." 

CHRYSOPA  Lkacii. 

Antenmc  setiform,  long;  sniieosta  and  radius  of  the  wings  not 
conjoined  at  the  apex ;  the  costal  space  of  the  anterior  wings  nar- 
row at  base,  no  recurrent  vein  ;  transverse  veins  in  gradate,  con- 
tinuous series  ;  the  last  article  of  the  maxillary  palpi  compressed 
at  the  apex,  narrowed, 

f  Second  article  of  the  antenna)  with  a  black  ring. 

1.  Ch.  oculata ! 

C/iri/sopu  oculata  Say,  Jonrn.  Acad,  Philad.  VIII,  4r) ;  Walk,  Catal.  2(10, 
nC— C7/r//.soy)a  niri/plira  Burm.  Ilandl),  II,  1180,  7;  Schiiuidor,  Mou. 
Chrya.  121),  3'J,  tab.  x\v.—Chrysopa  omiknm  Fitch,  Report  I,  85. 

Greenish-yellow;  antennic  yellowish,  the  npex  obscure,  the  se- 
cond article  annulated  with  black,  the  first  joint  with  a  red,  dorsal 
spot  or  annulus;  head  yellow,  bases  of  the  antcnnse  surrounded 
with  black  rings,  above  n])on  the  middle  interrupted  with  sangui- 
neous ;  sides  of  the  cheeks  with  a  black  streak  ;  occiput  wiu.  four 
black  points,  which  are  sometimes  confluent  into  two  lines ;  the 
anterior  spots  often  conjoined  with  the  rings  around  the  antennie, 
each  side  behind  the  eyes  with  a  black  point ;  prothorax  each  side 
with  three  black  points,  forming  two  ii.icrmediate  series,  and  two 
more  laterally,  also  black;  wings  hyaline,  transverse  veins  of  the 
anterior  ones  almost,  entirely,  or  in  part  black. 

licngth  to  tip  of  wings  16 — 18  millim.     Alar  expanse  2G 30 

millim. 

Hab.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston) ;  United  States  (Say),  extremely  common  ;  common  in  June 
(Asa  Fitch);  I  have  seen  many  specimens;  Washington  (Osten 


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Siickoii);  N'cw  York;  Siiviiiiimh,  Daltoii,  (Jcorfriii;  iV'iiiisylviinin; 
Vii-Kiiiiii  (Ostoii  Siuiki'ii);  Illinois  (Keniiicolt) ;  Marjluiul  (Uiiler); 
Now  Oi'leuiis  (I'leiU'cr);  TemicHseo  (Suussiirt'). 

2.  Ch.  lllopida! 

r/,n/suy,(i  illiiiiila  Fitch,  Ruport  I,  84. 

Very  imicli  liko  tlio  proccdiiijr  spocica,  hut  the  four  occipital 
spots  arc  coiijoiiicd  in  two  lines;  the  anterior  win^rs  with  the  trans- 
verse veins  only  of  the  costa,  ut  their  l)ase  and  apex,  tlic  laiso  of 
tho  second  sector,  and  the  gradate  veins,  black. 

Same  size  us  the  precedinj^  species. 

Hull.  New  York;  Illinois,  Juno  (Asa  Fitch);  perhaps  a  variety 
of  tho  preceding. 

3.  Ch.  albicornls. 

ChrijHtiiHi  ulliicornis  Fitch,  Report  I,  84. 

Very  much  like  C/i.  ociihila,  the  four  occipital  black  points  con- 
joined ill  two  lines;  the  basal  article  of  the  anteniiie  annnhited  with 
sanguineous,  the  transverse  veinlets  of  all  the  wings  entirely,  or  in 
part  black.     (From  the  description  of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

Same  size  as  the  preceding. 

Jlah.  Mississippi,  April  (Asa  Fitch);  perhaps  a  variety. 

4.  Ch.  chlorophana ! 

ChnjSi.jHi  r/il„fop/i,n„i  Jhinu.  iramll).  11,  07!',  1;  t^chiieiil.!  Moiiog.  ChryH, 
127,  3'2,  till).  x\iv.—  (7ii-ijsopa  xanlhocphala  Fitch,  Kcport  1,  Sf). 

Very  much  like  Ch.  illepida,  head  having  the  same  picturation, 
but  diU'ers  in  the  wings  being  a  little  viridescent,  the  apex  more 
rounded,  the  pterostigma  ob.scurer,  and  the  ciliie  of  the  veins  longer. 

Same  size  as  jircceding. 

JIub.  New  York;  Lake  Michigan,  .Tune  (Asa  Fitch). 

Its  appearance  is  diflerent;  but  it  is  difficuU  to  be  separated  by 
distinct  marks.  Further  experience  will  decide  whether  the  species 
of  Dr.  Fitch  cau  be  justly  separated  from  it. 

5.  Ch.  fulvibucca. 

Chri/.-injiii/itlribitcca  Fitch,  Report  I,  8G. 

Yery  much  like  Ch.  vculata,  but  differs  in  wanting  the  external 
black  streaks  of  the  cheeks ;  points  of  the  prothorax  variable. 
(From  the  description  of  Dr.  Fitch.) 


CIIUVHUI'A. 


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Saino  si/,(>  ns  proccdiiijr. 

Ifab.   New  York,  July  iiiid  Aiigusl.     rerliiipa  a  variety. 

0.  Ch.  transmarlnal 

CltrynnjKi  tronsiiKirlnn  Ildgcn  ! — Ch,  chloro/ihana  Walker!  Catal.  251),  55. 

Similar  to  ' //.  r/i/(iri)p/inn(i,  l)nt  (lill'erH  by  waiitinj^  tlio  two  oc- 
cipital middle  points;  two  well-defiiu'd  spots  at  the  eyes  anteriorly 
and  two  posteriorly;  winjjs  densely  and  lonj?ly  ciliated,  the  trans- 
verso  veins  entirely  j^'rcon,  tlie  costal  ones  hardly  lilack  at  hase. 

licn^lh  to  tip  of  \\'\\\'^s  \',i  niilliiM.     Ahir  expanst!  iJ.'J  niillini. 

J/(if>.  La  Chine,  near  Montreal  (narnston);  (A  St.  .John,  New- 
foundland ;   Nova  Scotia  (Kedinan). 

7.  Ch.  misHissippiensls. 

Clirysojin  imsslsslfi/iiinsis  Fitch,  I!(;j)Oi't  I,  Sd, 

rictHratiiMi  of  the  head  very  inncii  like  that  of  the  preceding 
species,  Inil  it  diifers  in  size;  the  wings  are  rounded  at  the  apex, 
all  tlio  transverse  veins  or  a  part  of  tiieni  black.  (From  the  de- 
scription of  Dr.  Filch.) 

Alar  ex|)anse  3o  niillini. 

Jliilj.   .Jiickson,  Mississi[i|ii,  in  April  (Asa  Filch). 

8.  Ch.  Chi. 

ClirijsojKt  rlii  Kitcli,  Report  I,  S7. 

Antenna'  pale,  the  apex  obscurer;  at  the  base  of  the  antenna; 
an  ac-shaped  spot,  two  lateral  spots  each  side,  and  an  inlerniediate 
point  black;  occiput  with  four  black  points  in  a  transverse  series; 
lirothorax  and  niesotliorax  with  four  bliick  points,  and  a  point  at 
the  base  of  the  anterior  wings;  abdomen  ))lack,  tlic  ape.v  jtale; 
transverse  veins  black,  those  of  the  coshd  middle  green ;  posterior 
wings  with  the  transverse  veins  black,  base  of  the  first  sector  black, 
the  second  sector  l)lack,  green  upoi'  the  middle.  (From  the  de- 
scription of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

liCngth  to  tip  of  wings  19?  milliin.     Ahir  expanse  3t  millim. 

Ifdh,  New  York,  .luno  (Asa  Flitch). 

9.  Ch.  ypsilon ! 

Chrijsapa  ypsilon  Fitch,  Report  I,  b7. 

Greenish-yellow,  pale;  antenna;  pale,  the  apex  obscurer,  tlie  basal 
article  beneath  with  an  apical  black  point,  the  second  article  with 


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a  black  riiij?;  between  the  antenntc  is  a  black  Y;  a  series  of  semi- 
lunar streaks  at  the  base  of  the  antenna),  a  quadrangular  spot 
before  and  a  streak  upon  the  sides  of  the  cheeks,  black;  occiput 
with  four  black  points  in  a  transverse  series  ;  prothorax  with  four 
quadrangular  black  spots,  mesothorax  with  two,  and  a  spot  at  the 
bases  of  the  anterior  wings,  black ;  abdomen  obscure  green,  the 
segments  with  two  dorsal,  medial,  fuscous  points ;  wing's  hyaline, 
transverse  veins  black,  green  on  the  middle. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  IG  raillini.     Alar  expanse  20  millim. 

Ilah.  Xew  York,  .Alay,  June  (Asa  Fitch)  j  Washington  (Osten 
Sacken). 

At  first  sight  it  resembles  the  preceding;  is  it  different? 

10.  Ch.  iatipennia  f 

Vhrusopa  laiipcunh  Schneid.  Monog.  Chrys.  118,  34,  tab.  xl;  Walk.  Ca- 
tal.  251),  i>4.—Chri/sopa  bipunctata  Fitch,  Report  I,  87. 

Ycllowish-greea ;  apex  of  the  antenna;  obscurer,  the  second 
article  with  a  black  ring ;  face  at  the  base  of  the  antenme  with  a 
semilunar,  short  streak,  a  streak  at  the  sides  of  the  cheeks,  and  a 
point  anleriorly,  black;  occiput  with  two  black  points;  thorax  and 
abdomen  green,  one-colored  ;  wings  broader,  the  apex  rounded, 
transverse  veins  of  the  costal  space  black  at  their  bases,  black  all 
over  in  the  posterior  wings. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  19  millim.     Alar  expanse  34  millim. 

J/uIk  Pennsylvania  (Zimmerman);  St.  IMartin's  Falls,  Albany 
River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barngton);  Xew  York,  June  (Asa  Fitch). 

t  t  Second  article  of  the  antenuaj  of  the  same  color 

as  the  rest. 
*  Antenme  partly  black. 

11.  Ch.  nigricornis ! 

Chrij^npa  injricnrius  Burm.  Ilandb.  11,  980,  G  ;  Schneid.!  Monog.  Chrysop. 
12G,  37,  tab.  xliii;  Walk.  Catal.  259,  m.—  Cluiisnpa  colon  Fitch, 
Rt'imrt  I,  88. 

Pale  yellow  ;  antenna^  yellowish,  black  at  base,  the  first  article 
whitish  ;  face  with  a  black  streak  at  sides  upon  the  cheeks;  jn-o- 
thorax  each  side  anteriorly  with  a  black  point ;  body  pale  yellow; 
wings  hyalino,  transverse  costal  veins,  gradate  veins  entirely  and 
the  second  sector  at  base,  black. 


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IjC'iij]jtli  to  tip  of  \viii,a;s  18  niillim.     Alar  expanse  38  raillim. 
Jhib.    Carolina  (Zimnicrman);  New  York,  June  (Asa  Fitch); 


collection  of  Ilagen. 


12.  Ch.  ampla ! 

Chrijsopa  ampla  Walk.  Catal.  2fi8,  72. 

Lutcous;  antenna)  longer  than  the  wings,  the  basal  article  large, 
inflated,  articles  3 — 8  within,  lineated  with  black;  prothorax  broad, 
narrow  in  front ;  mcsothorax  spotted  with  fuscous  above ;  wings 
hyaline,  veins  white,  stigma  small,  fuscous;  anterior  wings  with 
fuscous  veins  at  base,  two  basal,  costal  ones,  the  last  one  of  the 
cubitus,  the  second  one  of  the  first  sector,  and  some  of  those  of 
the  costa  at  their  apex,  blackish-fiscous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  27  niillim.     Alar  expanse  48  millim. 

Ildh.   Georgia  (Abbot);  Mexico. 

Another  specimen  from  ^Mexico  is  only  21  millim.  long,  but  it  is 
hardly  difl'ercnt. 

13.  Ch.  lineaticoinis ! 

Chri/si'pa  liii'  aliciirnis  Fitcli,  Report  I,  91. —  Chnjsapa  puncticornis  Fitch, 
Report  I,  02. 

Pale  green  ;  antenna;  longer  than  the  wings,  black  at  base,  the 
basal  article  \)a\c,  inflated,  above  lineate..''  with  black;  head  spotted 
with  fuscous  anteriorly;  prothorax  exteriorly  margined  with  fus- 
cous;  wings  hyaline,  all  the  transverse  veins  black. 

Length  to  tij)  of  wings  17  millim.     Alar  expanse  31  millim. 

JIab.  New  York,  July  (Asa  Fitch);  North  America  (Vienna 
]\ruseum). 

Clirysopa  jmncticornis  is,  very  probably,  nothing  more  than  a 
variety. 

14.  Ch.  cubana ! 

Cliri/.iopa  cubana  Ilagon ! 

Bright  green  ;  antenniX!  of  the  length  of  the  wings,  black,  the 
basal  article  bright  greon,  above  with  a  broad,  black  streak;  wings 
hyaline,  transverse  veins  all  black. 

I-ength  to  tip  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  20  millim. 

Ifdh.  Cuba,  in  ^larch  (Ostcn  Sacken) ;  Alleghany  Mountains, 
Virginia  (Osteu  Sacken). 


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15.  Ch.  lateralis. 

IJcnKrobiiis  lahralis  Guor.  Iconogr,  Ri^gn.  Anim.  Ins.  p.  HSS.     Sclineid. 
Monog.  Chrys.  1G2,  G.—Chrys<>pa  lateralis  Walk.  Catal.  274,  8(j. 

Bright  grccii ;  aiitenntc  longer  than  tlie  body,  blaekisli-fiiscous, 
the  basal  article  rufous;  head  anteriorly  at  the  margins  of  the  eyes, 
and  sides  of  the  prothorax  with  a  line,  rufous  ;  veins  of  the  wino-s 
green;  feet  green,  tarsi  fulvous.   (From  the  description  of  (;ucrin!) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  17  millim.     Alar  expanse  30  milliui. 

I/(tb.  Vera  Cruz  (Saulcy). 

16.  Ch.  conformis ! 

Chrysojin  conformis  Walk.  Catal.  2G9,  74. 

Testaceous  ;  anteMna3  Icniger  than  the  wings,  blackisli  at  base ; 
feet  pale;  abdomen  testaceous;  wings  hyaline,  pterostigma  testa- 
ceous, veins  green,  some  of  them  1)]ack.  (From  the  description  of 
Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  17  millim.     Alar  expanse  oO  millim. 

I/ah.  Jamaica  (Gosse);  Cuba;  St.  Thomas;  Mexico  (Deppe). 

Ferhaps  a  specimen  from  Jamaica  (Cuming;  Vienna  Museum), 
belongs  here  ;   but  the  antenna!  are  destroyed  ;  the  Itasal  article  i 
testaceous;    the  prothorax  is  margined    anieriorly  with   rufous. 
Does  it  possibly  belong  to  C/ivT/sojja  transversa  ? 

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17.  Ch.  pavida ! 

C/iri/t^o/in  pni'idd  Ilngen  ! 

Fale,  wliili>h-yello\v;  occiput  truncated  behind  ;  antcnn;e  lontr, 
black;  the  ba>al  article  large,  yellow,  altove  with  a  longitudinal 
rufous  spot ;  the  second  and  third  articles  yellowish  ;  prothorax 
flat,  quadrangular,  anteriorly  obliquely  truncated,  the  sides  nar- 
rowly red;  wings  large,  hyaline,  pterostigma  yellow;  veins  yellow- 
isli ;  anterior  wings  with  the  middle  of  the  costal  veins  or  the 
whole  of  them,  black ;  the  apex  of  tlic  second  sector,  the  gradate 
veins  (10  and  11)  almost  entirely,  apices  of  the  rest  of  the  trans- 
verse veins,  and  the  marginal  forks  entirely,  black  ;  hind  wings 
with  the  apex  of  the  second  sector,  and  vein  of  the  posterior  mar- 
gin, black. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  22  millim.     Alar  ex])anso  41  millim. 
^  Huh.    Cordova,  Mexico  (Saussure,  Deppe) ;    South  Carolina 
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p.  388  ? 

18.  Ch.  explorata! 

Clirijsopa  explorata  Ilagen ! 

Yellowish ;  face  with  a  large,  quadrangular  spot,  occiput  with 
a  Y-shaped  streak  and  spot,  red ;  antenna)  yellowish,  fuscous  at 
base:  the  first  article  yellow,  with  the  apex  above,  red;  prothorax 
broad,  obliquely  truncated  in  front;  anterior  margin  black;  wings 
hyaline,  narrow,  pterostigma  yellow,  interiorly  with  a  red  spot; 
transverse  veins  of  the  anterior  wings  almost  all  blackish-fuscous; 
gradate  veins  5  and  5. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  raillim.     ^lar  expanse  23  millim. 

Hah.  Cordova,  Mexico  (Saussure). 

*  *  Antenna)  immaculate  ;  veins  varied  with  black. 


19.  Ch.  Insularis. 

Chrijsupa  insularis  Walk.  Catal.  2iiO,  73. 

Testaceous,  beneath  paler;  antenna)  testaceous,  much  longer 
tliau  the  wings  ;  head  testaceous,  mouth  rufous,  a  vertical  rufous 
streak  ;  prothorax  long,  conical ;  segmetits  of  the  abdomen  fuscous 
posteriorly ;  wings  hyaline,  veins  green,  some  of  them  black ; 
pterostigma  small,  fuscous ;  anterior  wings  with  a  discoidal  fns- 
cous  spot,  internal  gradate  veins  black.  (From  the  description  of 
Walker.) 

Ticngtli  to  tip  of  wings  2U  millim.     Alar  expanse  30  millira. 

Huh.  Jamaica  (Gosse). 

20.  Ch.  transversa. 

Chrysnjia  traiisvirsa  Walk.  CataL  255,  40. 

Yellow  ;  antenna)  shorter  than  the  wings,  y(>llow,  ]mbcKcent,  the 
base  paler ;  head  yellow  ;  face  with  a  spot  at  the  base  of  the  an- 
tenna", and  the  lateral  margin,  rufous;  palpi  partly  black;  protho- 
rax broad,  short,  narrower  anteriorly,  the  lateral  margins  rufous ; 
feet  pale  green;  wings  hyaline,  veins  green,  transverse  ones  almost 
all  black  ;  pterostigma  pale  green  ;  areoles  rather  few.  (From 
the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  —  ?  millim.     Alar  expanse  22  millim. 

Hah.  Jamaica  (Gosse). 


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21.  Ch.  collaris. 

C/iri/snpa  cnllaria  ScUneid.  Monog.  Chrys.  80,  0,  tab.  x^.     Walk   C.atal 
245,  19. 

Ycllowish-grccn;  a  red  streak  each  side,  upon  the  cliccks,  at  tlie 
eyes,  another  upon  the  lateral  margin  of  the  clyi)eus  and  labruni ; 
a  red  point  each  side  upon  the  occiput  near  the  eyes;  prothorax  a 
little  broader  than  long,  sides  bright  ferruginous;  antennix;  shorter 
than  the  wings,  paler  at  base;  anterior  wings  with  the  gradate  veins 
and  all  the  subcubital  ones,  base  and  apex  of  the  costal  ones,  base 
of  the  second  sector,  the  first  sector,  and  some  cubital  ones  partly, 
black ;  posterior  wings  with  the  costal  veins  black.  (From  the 
descrijition  of  Schneider.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  IG  milJim.     Alar  expanse  29  millim. 

Hab.   Island  of  St.  Thomas. 

Perhai»s  it  is  not  distinct  from  Ch.  transversa. 

22.  Ch.  thoracica ! 

Chrysnpa  thoracica  Walk.!  Catal.  243,  15. 

Green,  striped  with  yellow,  robust ;  antenna?  (absent  from  my 
specimen)  stout,  much  shorter  than  the  wings,  testaceous,  yellow 
at  Ijase ;  face  pale,  a  transverse  rufous  streak  each  side  at  the  an- 
tenna}; palpi  dusky;  prothorax  broad,  short,  a  dorsal,  longitudinal, 
yellow  stripe  upon  the  middle;  abdomen  with  a  similarly  phiced 
yellow  stripe;  feet  pale  green;  wings  narrow  hyaline,  veins  of  the 
costa,  transverse  ones  of  the  second  sector  and  gradate  ones,  black  ; 
pterostigma  pale  green. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  20  millim. 

Hah.  Havana  (collection  of  llageu);  St.  Domingo  (I'ierret). 

23.  Ch.  quadripunctata ! 

Chrijsnpn  quadripunctata  Burm.!  Handb.  II,  980,  5,  Sflmcia.!  Monog. 
Chrys.  84,  12,  tab.  xviii.  Walk.  Catal.  246,  I'l.—  Chnjsopa  sicluUi 
Fitch,  Report  I,  89. 

Pale  yellowish-green  ;  thorax  and  abdomen  with  a  middle  orange 
stripe;  head  pale,  with  a  yellow  spot  al)ove  ;  sides  of  the  face,  a 
little  between  the  antenna;,  and  each  side  posteriorly,  at  the  eyes, 
orange;  antenme  whitish,  palpi  whitish,  with  the  apex  fuscous; 
prothorax  pale  yellow,  each  side  with  three  oran';<?  points;  meso- 
thorax  with  an  orange  point  each  side  anteriorly  '"eet  pale;  wings 
hyaline,  transverse  veins  almost  all  black. 


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licngth  to  tip  of  wings  18  raiilim.     Alar  expanse  32  millim. 
Ifiih.   Carolina  (Zimmerman);  Pennsylvania;  New  York,  Au- 
gust (Asa  Fitcli). 

The  other  locality  cited  by  Mr.  Walker  does  not  belong  to  this 

species. 

24  Ch.  vlrginica. 

Chrijsopa  virgiiiica  Fitch,  Report  I,  91. 

Yellowish-green,  immaculate;  prothorax  each  side  anteriorly 
with  a  black  point;  wings  hyaline,  veins  green,  transverse  veins  of 
the  second  sector  fuscous  at  base,  first  gradate  vein  of  the  external 
series  black,  clouded  with  fuscous;  pterostigma  with  a  fuscous 
l)oint,  which  is  larger  in  the  posterior  wings ;  basal  arcole  quad- 
rangular.    (Is  it  irregular?)    (From  the  description  of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  19  millim.     Alar  expanse  35  millim. 

Ilab.  Cartersville,  Virginia  (Asa  Fitch). 

25.  Ch.  Bulphurea. 

Chri/tiojia  sulphitrca  Fitch,  Report  I,  89. 

Yellowish-sulphureous  ;  a  subocular  orange  point ;  prothorax 
each  side  anteriorly,  and  the  basal  segments  of  the  abdomen  each 
side,  with  an  orange  point;  antcnnro  and  feet  whitish;  apex  of  the 
wings  rounded,  of  the  posterior  ones  slightly  angulated,  veins 
whitish,  transverse  veins  with  the  base  and  apex  of  almost  all  of 
them,  and  the  gradate  veins,  black.  (From  the  description  of  Dr. 
Fitch.) 

26.  Ch.  rufilabris! 

Chrijsopa  rujilahris  Burm.  ILandb.  II,  070,  2.  Schneid.  Monog.  Chrys. 
78,  S,  tab.  xiv.  Walli.  Catal.  245,  IS.— Clirijsopa  noi-atboraccnsis 
Fitcli,  Report  I,  90. 

Pale  green,  with  a  yellowish  stripe  in  the  middle;  antenna,  whit- 
ish, the  aiu'x  obscurer ;  face  with  a  lateral  streak  and  the  mouth 
red;  palpi  luteous,  the  apex  and  exteriorly  fuscous;  occiput  each 
side  with  a  rufous  point;  i)rothorax  often  each  side  with  a  black 
point;  feet  pale;  wings  hyaline,  the  apex  angulated,  transverse 
veins  almost  all  black,  green  in  the  middle. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  15  millim.     Alar  expanse  27  millim. 

I/ab.  Pennsylvania;  New  York,  common  in  June  and  July  (Asa 
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27.  Ch.  Interrnptaf 

('/in/s„pa  inln-ftiplti  Scliiund.  Monop.  Chrys.  7(J,  Ki,  U\h.  xii.    W;ilk.  Ca- 
tal.  2-lU,  Vl.—  Cln-iisiipii  lahiiln.  Fitcli,  Report  I,  !)'2. 

Pule  prooii,  nlmost  wliilo,  iniiiiiiciiliilc  ;  \viii<rs  narrow,  s'ri^diitc 
iind  siihoubitiil  veins  bliick,  tninsvcrso  almost  iiU  blnck,  with  wiiite 
niiddlos. 

Ii(.'no;lh  to  tip  of  win},^s  It  niillini.     Alar  oxpiinso  20  millini. 

Jlidi.   rcnnsylvaniii;   Now  Vork,  Anj^nist  (Asa  Fitcli). 

28.  Ch.  emuncta. 

Chri/siijKi  iiiiiiiirh:  Fitch,  Report  I,  88. 

Pale  yellow;  head  caeh  side  with  a  transverse,  small,  snhocular 
line,  and  an  intermediate  one  hlaek;  jirothorax  anteriorly  with  a 
black  point  each  side ;  apex  of  the  wings  rounded,  bases  of  the 
transverse  costal  veins,  and  the  base  and  apex  of  the  second  sector 
black;  palpi  exteriorly  black.   (From  the  descrii)tion  of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

licnii-th  to  tip  of  win-,^s  19  millim.     Alar  expanse  o-l  millim. 

Jhtb.  New  York,  August  (Asa  Fitch). 

29.  Ch.  attenuata! 

Vhriisopa  alhniuila  Walk.  Catal.  12-12,  14. 

^'ellow,  very  slender;  sides  of  the  head  anteriorly  rufous;  palpi 
varied  with  rufous;  antenna- yellowish ;  jirothorax  narrow,  the  sides 
anteriorly  rnfcsccut  ;  feet  pale  ;  wings  hyaline,  veins  green,  trans- 
verse costal  veins,  the  second  sector  and  gradate  veins  obscurer. 

Length  to  tii)  of  wings  11  millim.     Alar  exiianse  '20  millim. 

Jloh.  St.  .John's  r.liiir,  East  Florida  (Doublcday) ;  Berkeley 
Spriugs,  Virginia  (Ostcu  Sacken). 

30.  Ch.  repleta. 

C/iri/soj>„  r,pl,l«  Walk.  Calal.  12-14,  17. 

Testaceous;  apex  of  the  antenna;  a  little  obscurer;  prothorax 
long,  narrow  in  front;  segments  of  the  abdomen  each  side  with  a 
fuscous  spot;  feet  inile ;  wings  hyaline;  all  the  transverse  veins 
o'i  the  anterior  wings,  and  some  of  those  of  the  posterior  wings, 
partly  tinged  with  fuscous.     (From  the  descrii)tion  of  Walker.) 

r.ength  to  tip  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  22  millim. 

Hub.  Georgia  (Abbot). 

*  *  *  Antenna-  immaculate  ;  veins  of  the  wings  green. 


CIIUYBOPA. 


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81.  Ch.  harrisii. 

Chrijsi'jKi  harrisii  Fitch,  Report  I,  9(t. —  Vlinjuoiia  pi  via  Harris,  Iiis.  New 
Kiigland,  215, 

Very  imioli  like  Cli.  noi'achoracensh,  Ixit  a  little  broac'er ;  tlie 
veins  all  fj^rccii.     (From  the  description  of  Dr.  Fitoli.) 

Ijcngth  to  tip  of  wiiiu's  15  niillini.     Alar  expanse  28  millim. 
Hah.  New  York,  in  July  and  August  (Asa  Fiteli). 

32.  Ch.  externa! 

('I(ri/s(ijia  rxhriia  Ilagenl 

Groenisli-yellow;  thorax  and  abdomen  with  a  middle,  yellow 
vitta;  the  mouth  anteriorly  and  the  sides  sanguineous;  antenna- 
fulvous,  yellowish  at  base ;  wings  narrow,  acuminate,  fimbriated 
with  green  ;  all  the  veins  green  ;  the  divisory-veinlet  of  the  third 
cubital  areole  not  rcaeliing  the  first  transverse  veinlet  of  the  first 
radial  sector. 

Length  to  ti'>  of  wings  14  millim.     Alar  expanse  2G  millim. 

Jfal).    AVasliiiigton  (Osten  Sackcn);  Mexico;  California. 

y.Aiy  not  this  l)e  Ch.  harrisii?  the  wings,  however,  are  narrower. 
The  species  has  the  divisory  veinlet  not  reaching  the  first  trans- 
verse veinlet,  or  rather  not  clearly  exceeding  it;  and  it  is  very  much 
like  Ch.  vuliiaris,  of  Europe  ;  but  differs  by  the  wings  being  nar- 
rower, and  more  acuminate.  Ch.  acuta,  of  the  Berlin  ]\hiseum, 
is  perhaps  this  species  (from  Brazil,  Surinam,  Mexico);  but  it 
differs  iii  having  fewer  gradate  veins. 


11 


33.  Ch,  robertsonli. 

Chriisiipa  ruin  rtsouii  Fitcli,  Report  I,  S8. 

Pale  green,  with  a  jialc  dorsal  stripe;  head  sulphureous,  a  short, 
black  line  each  side  at  the  eyes;  anteniuc  yellowish,  the  basal  ar- 
ticle whitish;  wings  rounded  at  the  apex,  i)terostigma  grceu,  veins 
all  green.     (From  the  description  of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  15  milliin.     Alar  expanse  20  millim. 

llab.   Tulleliassie,  Creek  Indian  Territory  (Robertson). 


34.  Ch.  plorabunda. 

Cltri/inpd  ph.rabtuida  Fitcli,  Report  I,  8S. 

Pale  green,  with  a  yellow  dorsal  stripe  ;  head  yellow,  with  a 
small  black  line  at  the  eyes;  antenna;  whitish,  with  the  apex  ycl- 


I 


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NEUROPTEBA  OP  NORTH  AMERICA. 


lowisli ;  feet  green-white,  tarsi  yellowish ;  apcK  of  the  wings 
rounded,  the  posterior  ones  with  the  apex  a  little  acuminate. 

A  variety  has  a  reddish  point  caeh  side  of  the  head.  (From 
the  description  of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  niillim.     Alar  expanse  25  millini. 

Jfab.  New  York,  Illinois,  September  and  October,  common 
(Asa  Fitch). 

35.  Ch.  pseudographa. 

Chrysopa  psi  udoyrapha  Fitch,  Report  I,  89. 

Very  much  like  the  preceding,  stramineous ;  head  yellow,  face 
each  side  with  a  small  black  line  ;  antennre,  feet,  and  veins  of  the 
wings  whitish  ;  apex  of  the  wings  rounded  ;  abdomen  with  a  nar- 
row, dorsal,  white  line,  and  the  segments  each  side  with  an  apical, 
yellowish  spot. 

Var.  Apex  of  ihe  segments  with  a  yellowish  fascia.  (From  the 
description  of  Dr.  Fitch.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  millini.     Alar  expanse  25  millim. 

Hub.  Northern  Illinois,  October  (Asa  Fitch). 

36.  Ch.  flava! 

Hcmorohius  flavm  Scopol.  Ent.  Cam.  270,  707.— C/in/sn/ja  vittata  Wesm.I 
Bullet.  Acad.  Brux.  VIII,  211,  7  (partly)  ;  Schncid.!  Monog.  Chrys. 
or),  ],  tab.  vii.—Chri/sopa  alba  Bmuer!  Monog.  No,  ,<) ;  Burm.I 
Handb.  II,  981, 13.— Chrysopa  suhfalcata  Stepli.!  Illustr.  VI,  !(•.'),  13. 

Entirely  whitish-green;  basal  article  of  the  antenna  thick,  elon- 
gated ;  wings  acuminate,  the  costal  margin  of  the  anterior  ones 
broadly  oniarginated  ;  veins  white,  a  few  of  the  transverse  veins  at 
base  a  little  blackish. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  26  millim.     Alar  expanse  4G  millim. 

Hub.  riiiladelphia  (collection  of  llagen)  ;  Europe  ;  Asia. 

37.  Ch.  innovata ! 

Chrijsopu  iinidvata  Ilagen  ! 

Pale  yellow;  maxillary  palpi  with  an  external  black  streak  upon 
the  articles;  face  with  a  black  streak  and  spot  ou  both  sides; 
antenmie  jjale  yellow  (partly  destroyed),  the  first  articles,  long, 
narrow,  cylindrical,  hardly  thicker  than  the  following  ones;  front 
tuberculous  between  the  antenna; ;  vertex  citron-colored  ;  protho- 
rax  subelongate,  narrower  anteriorly,  each  side  anteriorly  with  a 
black  point;  feet  pale  yellow,  uails  black;  abdomen  yellow;  wings 


Ml* 


;  ii 


ACANTIIACMSI3, 


223 


lonj?,  the  npex  elliptical;  veins  and  their  fimbriie  pale  yellow;  base 
of  the  costal  vciiu-i,  '1  o  first  and  secoml  sector,  some  of  the  euhitnl 
at  the  apex  and  someiiincs  at  the  base,  and  the  gradate  veins  (12 
and  10)  all  black. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  23  millini.     Alar  expanse  41  niillim. 

Hah.   Mexico  (Deppe;  Berlin  Museuni). 


m 


ACANTHACLISIS  Rambur. 

Antenntc  short,  stout,  the  apex  thickened ;  labial  palpi  longer 
than  the  maxillary;  body  stout,  abdomen  long,  the  apex  forcipated 
in  the  males;  feet  stout;  spurs  infracted;  base  of  the  nails  dilated; 
wings  long,  narrow,  densely  veined;  the  male  having  a  tubercle  at 
base  of  posterior  wings. 

1.  A.  americana. 

Myrmilejin  ami ricanum  Drury,  Ins.  1,111,4;  tab.  xlvi,  fig.  4.  Burm. 
IlaiuU).  II,  yy(j,  17.  Walk.  Catal.  317,  31. — Acanthaclisis  americana 
Rauib.  Keuropt.  380,  4. 

Gray,  clothed  with  gray  hairs;  head  with  a  black  stripe  in  the 
middle,  face  gray;  antenna;  black;  thorax  yellow-gray,  with  a  stripe 
in  the  middle  and  a  lateral  one  each  side  black,  clothed  with  long 
gray  i)ile;  abdomen  fuscous,  the  sides  obscurer;  apex  of  the  abdo- 
men of  the  male  with  short,  straight,  forcipated  cerei ;  feet  black, 
with  gray  hair ;  wings  grnyish-hyaline,  densely  pointed  with  fus- 
cous; costal  space  fusccscent  in  the  middle,  biareolate.  (Tromthe 
figure  and  description  of  Drury.) 

"Grayish-fuscous,  front  and  two  dorsal  stripes  rosy-gray;  feet 
annulated  with  flesh-color;  veins  of  the  wings  hyaline,  alternately 
rosy  and  fuscous,  wings  with  fuscous  and  pearly  spots."   (Burm.) 

Lengt'   to  tip  of  wings  11  millim.     Alar  expaijse  12G  millim. 

Hub.  New  York  (Drury)  J';  South  Carolina  (Zimmerman)  ?. 

I  have  never  seen  it ;  the  specimen  of  Burmeister  is  larger,  the 
wings  spread  9G  millim.     Is  it  different? 

2.  A.  fallax! 

Myrmdeov  fallax  Ramb.  1  Neuropt.  385, 1.  Walk.  Catal.  329,  45.— ilA/r- 
meliott  impostor  Walk.l  Catal.  324,41. — iJyrmeleon  senilis  Klug!  Ber- 
liu  Museum. 

Lurid,  with  gray  villosity,  beneath  yellowish ;  face,  palpi,  and 


ri  . 


A'  ■ 


ii  ' 


^W''  ! 


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NEUROPTERA  OP  NORTH  AMERICA. 


base  of  the  aiitcnnro  bencatli  yellowisli ;  nntemuK  lurid,  aniiulated 
with  fuscous;  vertox  varied  with  fulvous  and  fuscous,  a  middle  lon- 
gitudinal lino,  and  crch  hide  with  a  transverse  streak,  fulvous; 
occiput  with  two  apitroximated  fuscous  lines;  prothorax  liiriil,  each 
side  with  three  longitudinal  fuscous  stripes,  the  intcnuediate  ones 
being  less  clear;  the  middle  ones  approximated,  with  a  whitish  line, 
which  is  thicker  anteriorly,  separating  them ;  thorax  lurid,  streaked 
with  fuscous,  and  with  a  dorsal  whitish,  middle  line;  feel  pale,  apex 
of  the  femora  exteriorly  fuscous,  tibiio,  esi)ecially  the  anterior  ones, 
annulated  with  fuscous;  nails  black;  abdomen  lurid,  above  with 
three  fuscous  streaks ;  thorax  and  feet  with  long  and  dense  griiy 
villosity;  appendages  of  the  male  cylindrical,  short,  almost  straight, 
above  with  black  pile ;  wings  long,  narrow,  tlie  ujtex  acuminated, 
the  apex  of  the  posterior  ones  a  little  om.aiginuted,  hyaline,  with 
pearly  spots ;  veins  alternated  with  white  and  fuscous  spots ;  radius 
l)unctated;  the  space  between  the  median  nervuro  and  the  subcosta 
sometimes  spotted  with  fuscous ;  pterostigma  small,  white  ;  trans- 
verse veins  often  bifid  at  the  apex  of  the  costal  space. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  70  niillim.     Alar  expanse  120  niillim. 

Iltib.  ]\Icxico  (Co.Tin);  Cuba;  Columbia;  Guiana;  iU'azil. 

It  may  perhaps  constitute  a  new  subgenus. 

3.  A.  congener ! 

Acauthaclisis  coixjcner  Tlagenl 

Black,  clothed  u'ith  gray  hair;  face,  palpi,  and  base  of  the  an- 
tenna; beneath,  yellowish-white;  antennio  black,  the  apex  with  nar- 
row whitish  rings;  vertex  black  with  two  transverse  strijjes,  the 
posterior  one  interrupted  in  the  middle,  and  two  points  jiosterior 
to  the  bands,  yellow,  the  surface  with  white  hair;  prothorax  each 
side  with  a  maculose  stripe,  which  is  donldc  anteriorly,  fulvous ; 
posterior  margin  fidvoiis,  black  in  the  middle;  mesothorax  spotted 
with  yellow;  abdomen  black,  with  gray  pile,  the  i-osterior  margins 
of  the  apical  segments  narrowly  fulvous ;  feet  fuscous,  with  gray 
hair,  tibiie  yellowish,  annuiated  with  fuscous,  tarsi  black  ;  wings 
hyaline,  a  little  acuminate,  veins  yellow,  with  fuscous  interrui)tions, 
pterostigma  small,  black,  margined  with  yellow;  subcosta  and  me- 
dian nervule  distinctly  punctate ;  the  jstal  space  with  one  series 
of  a;^  oles.     (Female.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  43  millim.     Alar  expanse  72  millim. 

JIab.  Pecos  River,  Western  Texas,  July  (Capt.  Pope). 


MYU.MKI,i;uV. 


225 


MYRMELEON  lisyf.. 

Antennio  slmrt,  robust,  the  upcv  thickeno.l ;    ho.lv  clon-atod 
slender;  feet  loiif?,  slender;   spurs  straiglit  or  a  littlo  inctrrved ' 
base  of  the  nails  not  dilate.l;  win-s  lonp,  narrow,  densely  veined! 
t  ^  pcx  of  tlie  wingg  with  a  broad  fuscous  band. 

1.  M.  gratus ! 

l-ornnralrn  yrala  Sny,  Journ.  Acad.  I'Lila,!.  VIII,  4.-,,  ^Z.-M^mndoon  .ra- 
/«.  alk.!  (^tal  392,ir.7.-JV-A-<  ro.dre.nU  liu.m.!  IIau,lb. 
II,  !ni5,  1.} ;  Ramb. !  Neuropt.  40s,  ;]8,  tab.  xii,  fig.  2. 

IMack;  niarf>;in  of  the  labium,  a  transverse  stripe  upon  the  faee 
and  the  oeeiput  yellow;  anteiin.e  Ion-,  the  apex  hardly  thiekened- 
labial  palpi  short,  bhiek,  the  last  article  lon-er,  fusiform;  prothora.x 
blaek,  a  mi.hlle  line,  broader  at  base  and  npe.v.  white;  abdomen 
fuscous;  teet  slender,  long,  rufo-fuscous,  base  of  the  femora  pale  • 
posterior  tibiio  pale,  with  the  apex  fuscous ;  spurs  long,  straight' 
as  long  as  the  two  basal  articles  of  the  tarsi ;  tarsi  pale,  with'the 
apex  fuscous;  wings  large,  hyaline,  the  apex  rosy,  interior  to  which 
IS  a  large,  tnfarious,  fuscous  spot;  anterior  wings  with  a  spot  at 
the  middle  of  the  posterior  margin,  and  a  series  of  points  at  the 
submedian  nervuro,  fuscous ;  medinn  and  submedian  nervures  yel- 
low, interrupted  with  fuscous. 

r.eng.h  to  tip  of  wings  52  millim.     Alar  expanse  !)4  millim 
Hub.  Indiana;  St.  Louis;  Philadelphia;  Mississii.pi  (Edwards). 
t  t  Wings  with  ocellatc  fuscous  spots. 

2.  M.  obsoletua! 

Formiraho  obsohia  Say,  Jour.  Acad.  Plnlad.  VIII,  44,  l.-M,/nnvleo„  ocel- 
lotus  Burm.l  Haiulb.  II,  995, 12;  Walk.  Catal.  401,  n±~M,nncUon 
nujnmnclm  Ramb.!  Neuropt.  398,  2U ;  Walk.!  Catal.  3U1,  lol. 

I.uteous;  face  with  a  transverse,  broad,  fuscous  Aiseia ;  antenna; 
long,  the  apex  elavate,  luteous,  the  base  and  apex  black  •  labial 
palpi  short,  luteous,  the  last  article  longer,  fusiform;  pn„horax 
elongated,  narrower  anteriorly,  luteous,  a  little  granulated  with 
hlack ;  raeso-  and  metathorax  with  a  broad,  dorsal,  fuscous  stripe  • 
at  each  side  a  broad  black  stripe;  abdomen  l)lack,  a  luteous,  dorsal 
hand  upon  the  middle  of  each  segment ;  feet  elongated,  very  slender 
Mack;  Inise  of  the  anterior  femora,  and  apex  of  the  tibitu  brown- 


^^ 


I  -I 

f 


i 


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226 


NF.lIIlHl'TKKA  OF  NOllTII  AMERICA. 


posterior  femora  witli  ii  liitcous  Imiid  bcforo  llic  iipcx,  tibia;  lutcous, 
Willi  tlie  base  and  ai)e.\  blacl<,  tarsi  luteotis,  obscurer  at  the  apex; 
spurn  as  lon^  as  tlio  two  basal  articles  of  the  tarsi,  luteous;  wings 
liyaliuo,  beaut iriiily  spottcMJ  with  fuscous;  tlie  anterior  ones  witli  nn 
oeelbito  spot  at  llie  middh;  of  liie  posterior  niar^nn,  u  duul)k;  spot  at 
the  plerostij^nna,  an  apical  interrupted  series,  and  some  points  at 
tile  median  iierviire,  fuscous;  posterior  wings  with  a  larger,  orbicu- 
lar spot  before  the  pterostignia,  and  some  apical  spots,  also  fuscous. 

Lensrth  to  tip  of  wings  ."4  inillim.     Alar  expanse  02  niillim. 

J/ah.  United  States,  not  rare  (Siiy);  New  York  ;  St.  Louis; 
Carolina  (Cabanis);  Alabama  ((Josst);  Maryland  (Uhler). 

Very  much  like  M.  /nint/icriiriis  Fab.  {DrvUdtns  iJorkhauscn), 
from  Kurope,  but  a  diflercnt  and  most  beautiful  species.  ((Jesse 
(Letters  from  Alabama)  figures  this  species  on  p.  248— Uhler.) 

■j-  t  f  AVings  not  spotted,  but  hyaline  or  s})riiiklcd  with 

fuscous. 
*  Costal  space  with  n  double  scries  of  arcoles. 
\  No  spurs. 

3.  M.  abdominalia! 

.l///^H./".;M(^W<)»H■/l((//sSily,  (Uulmairs'West.Hn.irt.  lU'pnrt,  IF.Ki:?.— .Vyr- 
mihon  irrornlHs  Harm.!  llnn.ll).  II,  \W},  U.—Miinii<l,on  roiiKpirsuf 
Rjiml).!  Neuropt.  387,  3  ;  Walk.l  Catal.  3l2!t,  H.—M.  M/yu"»us  King. 
l?ciliii  Museum. 
Fiiseo\is;  face  i>ii!,',  with  a  broad,  brownisli-blnck  band  upon  the 
middle,  which  is  cmarginated  anteriorly;  vertex  black,  a  transverse, 
l)alc  lino  above  nt  the  base  of  the  antenna';  antenna'  long,  stout, 
not  clavato,  black;  jmlpi  eiiual,  lutoo-fiiscous ;  thorfix  fu.scous,  oli. 
seiirely  and  intcrrui)tedly  lineated  with   pale;    prothorax  short; 
at  domen  long,  slender,  longer  than  the  wings,  the  apex  forcipated, 
fuscous,  hirsute;  two  longitudinal,  dorsal  lines,  which  are  some- 
times  partly  confluent,    i)ale;    feet  itale,    densely   sju-inkled   with 
black,  apex  of  the  tibiio,  and  apex  of  the  tarsal  articulations  lilack; 
tilii-.c  armed  with  long,  black  spines,  no  spurs;  wings  short,  broader 
before  the  apex,  a  little  fumose,  subhyaline,  veins  fuscous,  inter- 
rupted with  white,  the  anterior  wings  closely  sitrinkled  with  fus- 
cous, e.-peeially  at  the  median  and  submedian  nerves;  abdomen  of 
the  fenuile  shorter  than  the  wings  ;  fuscous,  the  segments  with  mid- 
dle and  apical  yellow  points. 


I!  llltCOUH, 

llie  npcx; 
is;  wings 
ns  with  an 
)li;  spot  III 
points  lit 
!r,  orl)icii- 
o  fuscous, 
niiliiii. 
<i.  Louis ; 
ir). 
•Ivhmison), 

1.        ((lOSSO 

■Uhler.) 
nklcd  with 

es. 


,1(;3.— .l/'y- 

;i  ro//.«;i(  rsi/.s 
Ipiniis  King. 

(1  upon  tlip 
transverso, 
ontr,  stout, 

UKOOllS,  oil- 

rnx  short ; 
forcipated, 
are  some- 
iiklcd  with 
ions  lilacli; 
)rt,  broader 
t;ous,  inter- 
(1  with  fus- 
ibdomen  of 
s  with  mid- 


MYHMErFOV. 


22T 


l-cn^^h  to  tip  of  Winers  32  ^:  2n  9  millim.     Alar  expanse  50 


uiiliini 


/f"f>.  AikansMs,  Rocky  Mounlains ;  South  Carolina  rZimnier- 
"inn);   Savannah,  Ueor-iu;    Fh.rida  (Norton);  New  Jersey  (Uh- 


ler). 
I) 
specica 


Does   M.   ithdominnUs   Say,    perhaps   belonj?  to   the   f.,llowinff 
species  t  '^ 

X  X  Spurs  present. 


4.  M.  longlcauda  ! 

Mliniul.„nl„n,,;n,wl„,  llnnu.!  ll.nn.ll..  11,  D04,  R ;  Rami,.!  Nouropt.  386 
2,  tab.  xii,  ng.  ;i;  Walk.!  Catal.  32:i,  4U.  ' 

T-uteo-fuscous  ;  face  luteous,  fuscous  at  the  base  of  the  antenna?  • 
vertex  okscurdy  varied  with  fuscous;  antennie  lonj?.  thick,  clavate! 
fuscous;  palpi  c(pu.l,  luteous;  thorax  fuscous,  obs.Mirely  variccl 
with  pale;  proth..rax  short  ;  ahdonien  l„n-  slender,  hairy,  longer 
than  the  wings,  the  apex  forcipated,  fuscous;  the  basal  half  above 
ob.soletcly  luteous;  feet  pale,  sprinkled  with  black  ;  apex  of  the 
tibne,  the  whole  of  the  third  and  fourth  articulations  of  the  tarsi 
and  the  apex  of  the  last  article,  black  ;  til.iio  with  black  spines- 
sj.urs  as  long  as  the  two  basal  articles  of  the  tarsi ;  wi.H-s  narrow' 
hyaline,  veins  fuscous ;  the  median  and  submedian  nervure  inter- 
nipted  with  while;  pterostigina  whitish;  anterior  wings  rarely 
sprinkled  with  fuscous,  with  three  obsolete,  fuscous  points  at  the 
siibiiicdian  nervure.     I  have  not  seen  the  female. 

l-engtli  to  tip  of  wings  40  millim.     Alur  expan.se  4S  miHim. 

Iliib.  Savannah,  (Jcorgia. 

5.  M.  contaminatus. 

J/i/niulioii  cnntamiiHitus  Burm.  ILindb.  II,  ni).'",,  H.     Note. 

"  .Most  like  M.  in-oratns,  but  entirely  black-grnv,  the  hind 
wings  also  are  densely  sprinkled  with  black."  Unknown  to  me. 
(Prom  the  description  of  Burm.) 

If'ih.  South  Carolina  (,Ziminerman). 

G.  M.  salvus! 

Mi/rwi'lcoii  siilrns  Ilagen ! 

Lnteo-fu.scous ;  face  luteous,  above  black ;  vertex  fuscous,  obso- 
letely  variegated;  antenutc  long,  clavate,  fu.scous,  slightly' annu- 


i 


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NKUItorTI'.lt.V  OK  NUinii  A   IKIMCA. 


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11 


lalfd  will)  liil(M)iis;  piilpi  Iiilcoiis,  (m|ii:i1  ;  lliornx  I'liscoiis,  viirio<l 
with  ituli' ;  protlmrux  sliort  ;  nlidiiiiicii  of  tlic  inali'  loii.u',  slender, 
lli(>  iipex  furcipiited,  liuiry,  longer  tlum  tlic  \vinj;s,  luleoiiH,  with 
two  dorsid  pide  lines;  I'eet,  yellowish,  sprinkleil  with  l)hicl<,  ii|)ex 
oi'tlio  (iirsid  nrtieuhitions,  iiiid  ihi-  i'oiirlh  entirely  hliuk;  tibia;  with 
1)la(dv  spines;  spurs  as  lonj;  as  the  two  liasal  nvtieles  of  the  tafsi  ; 
winu:s  narrow,  hyaliiu',  veins  I'nseons,  pteroKti<>ina  white;  sulicosta, 
iiUMJiaii  and  snbniedian  nerves  while,  ii  little  spriidded  with  fus- 
cous; posterior  margin  of  the  wings  a,  little  sjirinkled  with  fuscous, 
the  costal  space  upon  tlic  basal  half  uniareolated. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  '.Vl  millini.      Alar  expanse   It;  luillini. 

I/dl).  AVashingtoii  (Oslcii  yacKcn);  ISuuth  Carolina  (/inimcr- 

111  an). 

M.  wIhi/osiis  Uauil).!  Xeuropt.  ;5S7,  I  ;  Walk.  Calal.  ;530,  48, 
is  pcrha])s  the  female  of  M.  sa/riis;  I  possess  two  specinu-ns  from 
I'cnnsylvaina,  the  one  the  size  of  imr  typical  male,  the  other  larger. 
(Mxpauding  (I'i  millim.) 

7.  M.  iiebiiloaiis. 

Mijriii, 1,011  nrhiihisum  Oliv.   laic.  Mctlio,!.  VIII,  127,  :5'i  ;    Walk.  Cntal. 
■ICD,  'il'J. 

Elack,  marked  with  yellow;  abdomen  black,  the  base  of  the  seg- 
ments pale;  feet  yellow;  wings  hyaline,  reticulated  with  fuscous, 
with  obscure  points  and  spots.    (From  the  descri[ttion  of  Olivier.) 

I/(il>.    New  York. 

Unknown  to  me;  docs  it  belong  to  tliis  section? 


8.  M.  versiituB. 

M,irm,lion  rM>j(/!(s  Walk.!  Catnl.  .'VU,  51. 

l>lack,  very  slender;  front  of  the  liead  shining,  at  the  eyes  and 
around  the  base  of  the  antenna>,  yellow;  \crtex  with  two,  inter- 
rupted (M1  the  middle,  yellow  liands;  face  each  side  with  an  an- 
gular, yellow  stripe;  ]ialpi  yellow,  lilack  at  the  apex;  antenuai 
subCiliform,  much  longer  than  the  thorax,  l>lack;  prothorax  sliort, 
yellow,  bivittated  with  black;  a  yellow  jioint  anteriorly  upon  the 
vitta>;  meso-  and  metathorax  lincated  and  poiided  with  yellow; 
abdomen  very  long,  slender,  the  apex  forcipated,  testaceous,  the 
base  striped  with  piceous,  the  ajiex  black  ;  feet  testaceous;  wings 
hvaliue,  short,  narrow,   finely  ilotled   with  fuscous;    iiterosligina 


I!  .*J 


'M' 


IIS,  viii'icd 
i',  sIcikUt, 
oiiH,  with 
iick,  iqicx 
tilling  willi 
the  tarsi  ; 
siilicosta, 
with  I'us- 
,h  I'liscuus, 

iiilliiii. 
(/iiiiiiu'r- 

.  ;530,  48, 
mens  from 
\wv  hu'gor. 


';ilk.  Catal. 


of  tlu;  scR- 
h  I'liscoiis, 
>i'UliviLT.) 


ic  eyes  niui 
twi),  iiitcr- 
ith  an  aii- 
:;  imtoumv 
orax  sliort, 
y  ujion  tlio 
til  yellow  ; 
aocoiis,  the 
:)ns ;  winjis 
ilorosligma 


Mvi!Mi;i,r,()V. 


229 


wli 


ilish;   the  apex  only  of  the  costal 


(ho  description  of  AVilkcr. ) 


■jpncc  1 


Lcnj^lh  to  t 


ip  of  winu-s  ;J0  niilji 


ni. 


A\ 


Jlith.  .Mexico  (Collinj. 


)iarcolatc<l.     (Fr 


111-  expanse  -JG  niillini. 


Oill 


0.  M.  ferox. 

M!inii,li(,iifn;Ki-\\Mi.  Catal.  W.Vl,  frj. 

I'.Iaek,  very  slender;  hase  of  the  antenna'  encircled  with  yellow- 
vertex  jiiteous,  with  an  interrnpted  lda.d<  i.and;  face  ])ale  vellow  ; 
palpi  testaceons;  antennic  black,  almost  liliform,  lonj^er  than  the' 
thorax;  prothorax  narrow,  with  a  dorsal  line  and  two  i)oints  each 
si(h',  yellow  ;  henealh  yellow ;  meso-  and  metalhorax  mar-ined  and 
j.ointed  with  yellow;  abdomen  mnch  longer  than  the  wings,  the 
apex  forcipated,  segments  each  side  behind  with  a  testaceous 
point  ;  feet  testaceons,  tibiic  and  tarsi  black  at  apex;  wings  .  me- 
reoiis,  plerostigma  whitish  ;  a  brown  mark  adjoiiung  it  on  the  front 
wings;  veins  fuscous,  sonicliiiies  interrui.ted  with  white;  anterior 
wings  with  three  fuscous  points  at  the  subniedian  nerve,  and  an 
ol'lique,  apical  fuscous  streak;  posterior  wings  immaculate;  the 
apex  only  of  the  costal  space  biareolaled.  (Frum  the  description 
of  Walker.)      .Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  \1  niillim.     Alar  expanse  CU  millim. 

Ildb.  California  (iJartweg). 

10.  M.  exitialis. 

M;iniitli(ni  (.litiali.f  "Walk,  fatal.  37(!,  i:;3. 

I'dack;  mouth  luteous,  qjich  side  with  a  yellow  point;  vertex 
each  side  with  a  yelh.w  line  and  point;  antenna;  clavate,  shorter 
than  the  thorax;  prothorax  short,  narrower  anteriorly,  with  six 
luteous  spots,  tlie  four  anterior  ones  lieiiig  placed  in  a  traiisvcr.^^e 
series;  meso-  mid  nietathorax  i»arlly  margined  witli  yellow;  ab- 
•hmicn  shorter  than  the  wings,  the  segments  margined' posteriorly 
with  yellow;  feet  black,  femora  jnirtly  yellow  ;  tibia'  bifasciate  with 
yellow,  larsi  yellow  at  base;  wings  subcinereous,  long,  narrow, 
siibacuminate;  pterostigma  pale  yellow,  marked  each  side  liy  a 
fuscous  point,  which  is  obsolete  in  the  posterior  wings;  veins  biJck, 
interrupted  with  yellow;  anterior  wings  with  a  series  of  points  at 
the  median  and  subniedian  nerves,  and  the  veins  jiarlly  baiuled 
wiUi  fuscous ;  only  the  extreme  apex  of  the  costal  space  biareolatcd. 
(From  the  description  of  Walker.) 


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n. 


230 


NEUUOrTEUA  01'  XUUTII  AMEUICA. 


Leii<rtli  to  tip  of  wings  30  inilliiii.     Alar  expiuisc  V-]  milliiii. 

Jlab.   Calii'oniiti  (Ilartweg). 

Feiuiilc?     Does  it  belong  to  this  section? 


J'.    '■■.■> 


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11.  M.  inscrlptua ! 

Mijnit' liiJH  iiiscrljitu,^  Ilagen  ! 

])laL'k;  fac-c  yellow,  lilack  above;  vertex  Jtlaek,  with  an  intor- 
rai)ted  line  each  side,  ami  two  points  behind,  yellow  ;  antenna) 
black,  a  little  annulated  with  yellow  (apex  destroyed);  jiajpi  fus- 
cous,  articulated  with  pale ;  prothorax  short,  black,  a  middle  line, 
a  lateral  one  each  side  and  a  point  anteriorly,  yellow;  meso-  and 
metathorax  black,  pointed  with  yellow;  abdomen  short,  black; 
feet  black,  clothed  with  white  hair,  base  exteriorly  of  the  posterior 
tibitc  yellow;  spurs  luteous,  of  the  length  of  the  first  tarsal  articu- 
lation :  wings  narrow,  long,  acuminate,  subcinereous;  anterior  ones 
with  the  veins  fuscons,  slightly  banded  with  fuscous,  rarely  inter- 
rupted with  white;  pterostignia  small,  white,  exteriorly  fuscous; 
at  the  posterior  margin  is  a  fuscous,  flexnous,  bi-incurved  line, 
reaching  the  apex  ;  at  the  median  nervure  are  some  hyaline  nebula', 
whitish;  posterior  wings  hyaline,  veins  fuscons,  sometimes  inter- 
rupted with  white  ;  the  whole  of  the  costal  space  of  the  anterior 
wings  biarcolated. 

Leugih  to  tip  of  wings  34  millim.     Alar  expanse  GO  millim. 

11(d).  I'ecos  River,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  I'ope). 

12.  M.  piimilis ! 

M;jrm</co„  pinniUs  Burm.  !  Handl).  II,  OOo,  10  ;    Walk.  Cntal.  4(n,  173. 

Black  ;  face  luteous,  black  above  ;  vertex  black,  in  front  with  a 
]>alc  liand,  clothed  with  white  hairs,  transverse;  basal  article  of 
the  antenn;c  whitish  (destroyed  in  my  specimen),  "pale,  annulated 
with  black,  club  abrujit,  black,  I'nrm.,"  palpi  pale,  annulated  with 
fuscous;  jirotliorax  narrow,  with  a  triangular,  white  spot  each  side 
anteriorly;  meso-  and  metathorax  with  some  pale  points  ;  abdomen 
black,  segments  with  a  jvale  band  iii>on  the  middle;  feet  pale,  with 
white  and  black  spines,  femora  black  above,  the  apex  white,  tibia; 
white,  with  a  broad  basal  and  ai)ical  black  ring ;  articles  of  the 
tarsi  black  at  the  ajjcx ;  spurs  as  long  as  the  two  basal  articles  of 
the  tarsi  ;  wings  hyaline,  broad  ;  veins  white,  interrupted  with  fus- 
cous;  anterior  wings  sprinkled  with  rare,  l)iit  sulliciently  distinct 


ri] 


MVRMELEON. 


231 


fuscous  jioiiits;   ])tcrosti5^-ina  small,  white;  only  the  apex  of  the 
costal  space  biareolated. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  20  millini.     Alar  expanse  35  niillim. 

Hub.  South  Carolina  (Ziinmernian). 

*  *  Costal  space  with  one  series  of  areoles. 
X  No  spurs. 


fill 


:  HiM 


13.  M.  pygmaeus ! 

Myrmelcun  pyjinm  un  Ilagen  ! 

Fuscous,  spotted  with  yellow ;  face  black,  with  yellow  spots ; 
l)alpi  yellow,  the  last  article  black  ;  occiput  yellow,  spotted  with 
black;  antenuie  short,  black,  annulated  with  yellow,  the  club  large, 
almost  orbicular,  luteous,  varied  with  fuscous;  prothorax  short, 
fuscous,  varied  with  yellow;  abdomen  short,  the  dorsum  pointed 
with  fuscous,  with  black  hair,  and  white  villosity,  venter  luteous ; 
feet  short,  jjale,  spotted  with  black  ;  a])ex  of  all  the  tarsal  articles 
black  ;  wings  short,  the  a])ex  vfy  much  dilated,  the  reticulation 
peculiar,  sim|ile,  hyaline,  pterostigma  snow-white,  brown  interiorly; 
veins  fuscous,  the  longitudinal  ones  interrupted  with  white. 

Length  to  ti|)  of  wings  15  millim.     Alar  expanse  2G  millim. 

IJiib.  JVIexico  (I)eppe). 

A  very  singular  species  ;  as  yet,  the  smallest  of  this  genus. 

;j;  I  Spurs   of  the  anterior  feet  as  long  as  the  first 
tarsal  joint. 


Jt, 


14.  M.  immaciilatiis ! 

Mi/nixl'  (III  iiiiiiKK'ula/us  De  Geer,  JI6m.  Ill,  305,  tab.  xxvii,  fig.  S  ;  Burm. ! 
Uandb.  II,  994,  fj ;  Walk.  Catal.  4(11,  174. 

Brownish-black;  face  black,  shining,  yellowish  anteriorly;  ver- 
tex opaipie,  with  shining  black  streaks,  in  front  with  a  transverse, 
interrupted  stripe,  the  middle  with  two  interrupted,  api)roximated 
ones,  and  each  side  a  small  one  posteriorly;  antennto  lurid,  clavate, 
the  second  article  black;  palpi  lurid;  thorax  fusco-piceous,  obso- 
letely  varied  with  lurid  ;  abdomen  fuscous  ;  feet  yellowish,  densely 
spriid<led  with  black  ;  base  and  apex  of  the  tibia;  with  a  black 
ring;  tarsi  black,  the  l)asal  article  yellowish,  with  its  apex  black  ; 
anterior  feet  obscurer;  wings  narrow,  long,  acute,  hyaline,  a  little 
cinereous;  veins  with  white  and  Ijlack  interrui)tions,  pterostigma 
white,  black  within. 


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NEUUOPTERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


Lenj,nli  to  lip  of  wings  38 — 44  mil'.iin.  Alur  expanse  TO— 80 
millim. 

Hah.  Savaunali ;  Washington  (Osten  Saeken);  Alleghany  Moun- 
tains, Virginia  (Osten  Sacivcn). 

Dr.  IJurnieister's  specimen  is  pale,  being  a  recently  excluded 
one  ;  a  s])ecimcn  from  Virginia  expands  7«  niiilini.,  but  it  is  hardly 
different ;  the  apices  of  the  aljdoniinal  segments  are  i)ale  ;  but  in 
Burmeister's  si)eeimen  and  another  (IVum  Washington),  the  colors 
are  not  distinct. 

15.  M.  tectug. 

Mijrmrhon  tictun  Walk.  Catal.  37S,135. 

T)lack-gray,  robust;  head  shining,  black;  mouth  liiteous,  the 
eyes  half  encircled  with  yellow  ;  antennae  black,  subclavate,  the 
base  annulated  with  yellow,  shorter  than  the  thorax  ;  jtalpi  luteoiis; 
prothorax  short ;  nieso-  and  metathorax  margined  with  testaceous  : 
feet  black;  tibiae  with  testaceous  bands,  those  of  the  posterior 
ones  Ijroader ;  femora  and  tarsi  testaceous  at  Iiase  ;  (abdomen 
mutilated);  wings  hyaline,  narrow  suliaciiminate,  ])terostigma 
white,  the  anterior  ones  marked  with  fuscous  ;  veins  lilack,  inter- 
rupted with  yellow.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  42  ?  millim.     Alar  expanse  74  millim. 

J/ah.   St.  John's  ]5hiff,  East  !''lorida  (Doubleday). 

Do  the  spurs  correspond  with  this  section  ? 

16.  M.  crudelia. 

Jfijniulvon  crmlelis  Walk.  C.xtal.  .388,  l'>2. 

Piceous,  slender;  head  anteriorly  and  beneath  testaceous,  front 
l)lack  ;  vertex  ferruginous,  antenme  ferruginous,  clavate,  the  apex 
piceous,  shorter  than  the  thorax  ;  prothorax  long,  testaceous,  with 
three  piceous  vittiu  ;  meso-  and  metathorax  margined  with  testa- 
ceous ;  abdomen  shorter  than  the  wings;  feet  testaceous;  wings 
hyaline,  "arrow,  subacute  ;  jiterostigma  oljsolcti!,  whitish  ;  veins 
whitish  ;  subcostal  and  sid)median  veins  interrupted  with  fuscous. 
(From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  30  millim.     Alar  expanse  54  millim. 

//</!>.   St.  John's  I'dulf,  Fast  Florida  (Doubleday). 

Do  the  spurs  correspond  with  this  section? 


MYKMELEON. 


233 


17.  M.  rusticus! 

Mjjnnelion  rusticua  Ilagen ! 

Picoous,  robust ;  front  nigro-i)ic'cous,  shiniii<2: ;  nioiitli  ami  be- 
ueatli  yellowish  ;  eyes  narrowly  encircled  with  yellow  ;  palpi  lutc- 
oiis,  the  last  article  of  the  labial  ones  thickened,  fusiform,  nigro- 
piceous  ;  antennae  clavate,  obscurely  annulated  with  yellow  ;  vertex 
obscure  ferruginous,  each  side  with  a  yellow  jioint ;  occiput  fus- 
cous, opaque,  with  two  middle,  interrupted  strijjcs  and  a  lateral, 
ilat  shining  spot  each  side;  prothorax  short,  fuscous,  the  anterior 
margin,  and  three  obsolete  stripes,  yellowish  ;  nie.so-  and  meta- 
thorax  margined  with  yellow  ;  abdomen  luteo-fiiscous,  the  posterior 
margin  of  tiic  segments,  and  sometimes  a  dorsal  middle  line,  yel- 
lowish ;  feet  yellowish,  femora  and  tibi«  with  a  stripe  beneath  and 
an  apical  ring,  fuscous;  apex  of  the  tarsi  fuscous;  wings  narrow, 
hyaline,  pterostigma  a  little  whitish  ;  veins  yellowish-white,  the 
median  and  submedian  nerves  distinctly  interrupted  with  fuscous. 

Ijcngth  to  tip  of  wings  30 — 33  millim.  Alar  expanse  50 — GO 
milliiu. 

J/iil).  Tccos  River,  Western  Texas,  August  4  (Capt.  Pope) ; 
Matamoras;  Florida  (Norton).     Is  this  JL  cntdeHs? 


m ' 

4 


winsrs 


18.  M.  insertiia ! 

MyrmdroH  inso'tus  Ilagen! 

Piceous,  slender;  face  black,  shining,  each  side  and  the  mouth 
yellow  ;  palpi  yellowish,  the  last  article  fuscous  ;  antenniu  piceous, 
a  little  annulated  with  yellow,  clavate  ;  vertex  oi)iuiue  piceous, 
with  a  transverse,  interrupted  yellow  band  upon  the  middle;  ocei- 
jmt  opacpie,  with  two  streaks  upon  the  niidiUe,  interrupted,  and 
i  Hat,  shining  si)uts    ujion  tlie  sides,  fuscous  ;     prothorax  luteous, 

obsoletely  trivittate  with  jticeous ;  meso- and  metatliorax  hoary, 
narrowl)'»nmrgined  with  yellow;  abdomen  piceous,  margin  of  the 
segments  posteriorly  luteous;  femora  fuscous,  the  buse  and  an 
apical  ring  yellow  ;  tibijc  yellow,  within  and  an  apical  ring  brown- 
ish-black ;  tarsi  with  brownish-black  rings ;  wings  long,  narrow, 
acuminate,  pterostigma  olisoletely  white  ;  veins  white,  the  median 
one  distinctly,  and  the  others  ol)soletely  interrupted  with  fuscous. 

Ticngtii  to  tip  of  wings  33  millim.     Alar  expanse  iiS  millim. 

Jldb.  ('uba  (Poey) ;  Port  an  Prince,  St.  Domingo. 

Chauvallon  reports  that  Myrmeleons  arc  frequently  found  in  the 


234 


N£UU01'TEKA  OF  NOIITII  AMERICA. 


island  of  .Martiiiiunc;  but  docs  not  describe  any  species.     Compare 
Voyage  a  la  Alariinicpie,  p.  185. 

19.  M.  leachii. 

Form i<  til (o  Intr/iii  (iuil'liiig,  Trans.  Liun.  Soc.  Lond.  XVI,  40,  1  ;  Walk. 
C.atal.  37:i,  127. 

Fusccscent,  spotted  with  j'cllowish  ;  eyes  coppery  ;  feet  short, 
pale,  tarsi  simple,  nails  moderate  ;  wings  hyaline,  subfaleate,  im- 
uiaciilate,  veins  ciliated.     (From  the  description  of  "Walker.) 

J/(i/>.  Jamaica.  Unknown  to  me.  Dues  it  belong  to  this  scc- 
tiou  ? 

X  X  X  Spurs  of  the  anterior  feet  as  long  as  the  two 
■    basal  articles  of  the  tarsi. 

20.  M.  peregrinuii ! 

^Ijjrmclion  inri  tjriuus  Il.igon  ! 

Yellow,  variegated  v,i!h  blaekish-fuscons  ;  head  yellow,  fticc  with 
a  black  spot  between  the  antenme  ;  i)alpi  yellow,  the  last  article 
fuscous;  antciniie  clavate,  black,  annulated  with  yellow;  vertex 
yellow,  with  two  transverse  black  stripes,  the  posterior  one  inter- 
rupted in  the  middle,  arcuated;  prothora.x  short,  yellow,  above 
with  four  black  lines,  beneath  each  side  with  a  black  stripe ;  mcso- 
and  metathorax  yellow,  varied  with  l)laek  ;  abdomen  yellow,  the 
dorsum  with  three  black  lines,  venter  fuscous;  feet  yellow,  densely 
sprinkled  with  i)hick,  the  posterior  femora  sometimes  black  in  the 
middle;  apex  of  the  tibire  and  tarsi  annulated  with  black;  wings 
long,  broad,  hyaline,  i)terostigma  yellow,  interiorly  fuscous;  veins 
yellow,  harilly  distinctly  interrui)ted  with  fuscous,  at  the  median 
and  submedian  nerves  pointed  with  fuscous ;  the  smaller  forks  and 
the  transverse  veins  at  the  posterior  margin  of  the  anterior  wings 
distinctly  marked  with  fuscous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  40  millim.     Alar  expanse  74  ftiillim. 

Hub.  Calirornia;  Pecos  IJiver,  Western  Texas,  duly  (Capt. 
Pope).  Si-ecimens  from  Matamoras  are  smaller  (expanding  54 
millim.),  but  they  are  hardly  different. 

21.  M.  juvencus ! 

Myrnulion  juvmcus  Ilageu! 

Yellow,  varied  with  black  ;  liead  and  palpi  yellow,  a  sput  i)e- 
twcen  the  antenna;,  and  two  points  upou  the  vertex,  Ijiack;  anten- 


MVUMELEUN. 


235 


iia>  yi-llow,  olaviitc,  oiimilated  with  l.lack;  prolhornx  sliort;  Ihornx 
all  yellow;  above  and  beneath  bilineated  witli  blaek;  prulhorax 
with  the  anterior  part  yellow;  abdomen  clothed  with  white  hairs, 
yellowish,  dorsum  triliiieated  with  Idaek;  feet  yellow,  the  whole  of 
the  fourth  article  of  the  tarsi,  and  the  apex  of  the  hist  one,  black; 
win.Lcs  broad,  yellowish-hyaline,  i.terosli<ima  obsoletely  whitish; 
veins  yellow,  thickly  sprinkled  with  fuscous,  especially  so  at  the 
niediiiii  and  submedian  nerves;  base  and  apex  of  the  transverse 
veins  of  the  costal  si.ace,  and  forks  at  the  i)osteri()r  nuir<rin,  fuscous; 
posterior  winirs  only  at  the  median  nerve,  sprinkled  with  fuscoys. 

Leii^Hh  to  tip  of  win<rs  30  millim.     Alar  exi)anse  54  niillim. 

JIah.  Tecos  llivci,  Western  Texas,  duly  (('apt.  Pope);  North 
America  (Collection  of  lliigen). 

22.  M.  blandus ! 

MiiriifUon  hhiiidu^  ILigen ! 

Yellow,  varied  with  black ;  head  yellow ;  hist  article  of  the 
pnlpi  fuscous;  a  spot  lietween  the  antenniu,  trilid,  black  ;  vertex 
yellow,  black  anteriorly,  above  with  two  transverse  black  lines,  the 
liind  one  interruiited ;  anteniuc  bhick,  annulated  with  yellow;  ])ro- 
tiiorax  short,  yellow,  with  two  black  stripes  upon  the  middle,  which 
are  anteriorly,  exteriorl'  .ncised,  lieneath  each  side  with  a  black 
striiie;  meso- and  metathorax  yellow,  liin'ated  with  black  ;  al)do- 
nieii  yellow,  clothed  with  white  luiir,  above  narrowly  trilineated 
with  black  ;  beneath  black  ;  feet  yellow,  all  the  articles  of  the 
tarsi  annulated  with  black  at  the  ai)ex ;  wings  hyaline,  broad, 
]itcr()stigina  obsoletely  yellow;  veins  yellow,  interrupted  with 
black,  especially  at  the  subeosta;  transverse  ones  almost  black. 
Length  to  tip  of  wings  22  millim.  Alar  expanse  40  millim. 
Huh.  Pecos  Uivcr,  Western  Texas  (Capt.  Pope). 

23.  M.  bistictus ! 

Miinmlion  hislictii^  llagen! 

Testaceous,  varied  with  piceous;  face  testaceous,  last  article  of 
the  palpi  fuscous ;  a  fuscous  si)ot  between  the  antenn*  ;  antenna; 
clavatc,  black,  annulated  with  testaceous;  vertex  opa(pie,  testa- 
ceous, with  some  transverse  piceous  marks;  prothorax  short,  tes- 
taceous, A-ith  two  stripes  in  the  middle,  and  a  lateral  one  each 
■  side,  piceous ;  meso-  and  metathorax  piceous,  varied  with  testa- 


r 

Pi 


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>ELrvnPTEUA  OF  NORTH  AMKRICA. 


ceons;  nixloineii  (imitiliitwl)  pii-oons,  the  sojrmciits  wiili  two  Ion- 
Kitmliiial,  tostnccoiis,  niediul  spots;  femora  jiicooiis,  luiiiiilated 
with  yellow  before  the  apex ;  tibiiu  yellow,  biannulnted  with  fus- 
cous;  tarsi  blnek,  the  anterior  ones  with  the  base  of  the  last  arti- 
cle yellow;  winjrs  lonj?,  narrow,  acuminate,  i»terosti<ima  obsoletely 
white,  tlie  anterior  ones  fuscous  within;  veins  fuscous,  interrupted 
with  white;  the  anterior  wings  with  an  oblique  apical  line,  and 
another  at  the  middle  of  the  posterior  margin,  fuscous,  narrow. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  34  millim.     Alar  expanse  GO  niillim. 

Hub.   Cul)a  (Poey). 

XXXX  Sl»"'s  of  tlic  anterior  feet  as  long  as  the  three 
basal  articles  of  the  tarsi. 


%'^m 


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24.  M.  macer ! 

Myrinrhiiu  niacir  ILigon ! 

Luteous,  varied  with  i)iceous,  slender;  face  black,  mouth  and 
palpi  luteous  ;  vertex  oiiaque,  luteous,  a  4-spotted  transverse  line, 
and  occipital  points,  black;  antenufo  slender,  subciavate,  longer 
than  the  thorax,  luteous,  annulated  with  fuscous;  jirothorax  nar- 
row, lutco-fuscoHs,  anteriorly  trimaculate  with  pale;  meso-  and 
metathorax  ol)scurcly  Inteo-fuscous ;  abdomen  Inteo-fuscous,  the 
segments  2  to  4  yellowish  upon  the  middle  ;  feet  long,  whitish, 
slender,  knees  at  the  femora,  and  the  base  and  apex  of  the  tibite, 
annulated  with  black;  tarsi  with  articles  3  and  4  entirely,  and  the 
apex  of  the  last  article,  black  ;  sjiurs  long,  whitish  ;  wings  broad, 
hyaline;  ptcrostigma  obsoletely  whitish;  veins  white,  with  fuscons 
interruptions,  especially  at  the  median  nerve;  transverse  veins 
almost  all  fuscous. 

Length  to  tij)  of  wings  34  millim.     Alar  expanse  GO  millim. 

Hah.  iNiexico  (Vienna  ^Museum). 

25.  M.  ingeniosus ! 

Mjjrmdiun  i,it/,iiiosus  Walk.!  Catal.  ;]:]7,  03, 

Fuscous;  face  yellow,  black  above ;  mouth  and  palpi  luteous; 
apical  article  of  the  lal)ial  i)al[)i  pointed  with  black  in  the  middle; 
vertex  fuscous,  occiput  with  two  transverse,  maculose,  yellow 
stripes;  antenme  slender,  subciavate,  longer  than  the  thorax,  black, 
annulated  with  yellow ;  prothorax  narrow,  fuscous,  each  side  with 
an  obsolete  line,  and  the  anterior  margin,  lutcons ;   mesothorax 


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237 


pointed  with  liitcons;  feet  short,  yellowish,  sprinkled  with  black; 
ihinl  iiiid  I'duvtli  joints  of  tlio  tarsi  entirely,  and  the  apex  of  the 
last  joint,  Mack  ;  sjjnrs  lonji:,  Inteons;  nhdonion  fiiscons,  dorsnm 
of  the  intermediate  scfrments  with  a  geminate,  hiteons  sjiot;  win^s 
narrow,  hyaline,  partly  milky,  pterostigma  whitish-yellow;  veins 
pale,  densely  interrnpled  with  fnscous ;  anterior  wings  with  two 
ol)li(pie,  fnscons  streaks,  the  one  at  the  middle  of  the  posterior 
mar"'in,  the  other  liel'orc  the  apex. 

licnu'th  to  tip  of  wings  34  millim.     Alar  expanse  64  millira. 

JIdh.   Sonth  Carolina  (Zimmerman);  Colnmbia;  Brazil. 

The  specimens  from  meridional  America  arc  a  little  different; 
the  occiput  is  obscurer,  less  spotted,  the  prothorax  is  broader  an- 
teriorly :  but  it  is  hardly  u  peculiar  si)ecie3. 


W, 


EUPTILON  WnsTWOoD. 

This  genus  is  very  doubtful ;  it  is  only  based  upon  a  figure  of 
Drury.     It  is  a  Myrmckon  with  pectinated  antenno3. 

1.  Ell.  ornatum. 

Ihmn-ohhis  ornatns  Drury,  I,  110,  2,  tab.  xlvi,  llg.  2.—EuptUon  ornnUm 
Drnrv,  ed.  Wcstwood,  il). — CIkiuHoiIis  nrnatus  Ramlj.  Keur.  445,  3. — 
Mi/rmilion  oriiatns  Walk.  Catal.  410,  217. 

Green  ;  antennro  i)ectinated ;  prothorax  anteriorly  with  a  lilack 
point;  abdomen  with  yellow  rings,  and  a  middle  black  lino  ;  wings 
livaliue,  the  anterior  ones  with  two  oblicpie  fuscous  lines,  at  the 
apex  and  at  the  middle  of  the  posterior  margin. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  44  millim.     Alar  expanse  17  millira. 

Ifab.  Dinwiddle,  Virginia  (Drury). 

I  am  inclined  to  believe  that  antenna)  have  been  affixed  to  this 
species  artilicially,  or  that  the  wings  have  been  glued  to  the  body 
of  another  kind  of  insect,  by  error.  The  green  color  is  foreign  to 
the  genera  of  Jfi/niielcons. 


ASCALAPHUS  Fab. 


Antennas  very  long,  slender,  capitate ;  body  short ;  feet  short, 
stout,  tibia;  with  spurs;  wings  large,  less  densely  veined  than 
Mjirmeleon. 


238 


NKI'Iini'TKIlA  OF  Nnlllll  AMKHU'A. 


.1? 


*  l\V('s  siilciitcd, 

1.  A.  hynlluuB  ! 

A.sni/iii^/iifi  1,1/iiliiiiis  I. ill-.    Uumlolilt  IJcciicil,   II,  11^,  t 


ill-   vl,  I'm.  I. — 


in. 


Asi'iiliijilni.'i  mnrldti/iiiiiiH  litlilil.  Trims,   liiiiii.  Sue.    I.und.    XIV,    1 
tall,    vii,   11,;.    II  ;    W.llk.   (  ;ifal.    -Hit;,   :>\.~.\s<„/„i,/,ii.i  s.m.r   lU\m\. 
Iliiihll).  11,  pi()l,7. — Asriiliiji/iits  ■l-nKifiiliiliiH  Say,  I,<iiii,''h  Kxpml.  II 


UH- 


yiiscii-ri'rni^WiKiiis  ;  IVoiit  riiscoiis,  siliovc  uniy,  Viilcx  willi  f 
cons  viliosily;  milciiiui'  riiscoiis,  tli(>  li;i'r  uitli  fuscous  Imir,  (lie 
iipcx  Iiilcnns,  iiicisiircs  liliu'k,  cliii.  .ihloiiu-,  lilnck,  ImmumIIi  striiitcd 
with  liitciHis;  eyes  lurid  |)osti'riorIy ;  tlioni.x  fuscous  upou  ilic  dor- 
siiui,  v.'iricd  willi  l'crrii!;inoiis;  pectus  clothed  witli  nliitc  luiir;  feci 
fusco-luicdiis,  liliiie  with  ii  uiirrow,  lilnck  lui-il  iiiiuulus,  npex  of  llic 
tiirsid   iiiliclcs  Mack;  iilidoiucn   fusco-cincrcous,   tli 


e  ilorsuui   vMlh 


<li(|i 


O'llKjUC    OlilcU   s 


treiil' 


<s  cacli  side;   wuifrs  c(|Mm1,.  tlie  iipex  suIioIjIusi 


l)Uscof  llie  nnlcriof  ones  sulieniaruinated,  llu'  liascoftlie  posterior 
ones  wilh  fuscous  viliosily;  liyaline,  veins  Intt'ous,  partly  fuscous; 
pterostiuina  sniali,  nijrro-l'uscoiis. 


.V  iar  expanse  .'"),'')  niilliin.     T/cuLvtli  of  tlic  luitentnc  'if)  tn 


iiliiii. 


//,ih.    Savannah;  I'cunsylvania  (Say ):  Mataiuoras,  Mexico ;  Cn- 
I'li;   Island  of  St.  Vincent;  Pecos   lliver,  Western  Texas  (('aj.i 
Tope). 

2.  A.  avnnctihiB ! 

Asciild/'/iK.''  (iriiiiciihis  Ilaiicn ! 

A'ery  <'loscly  allied  to  the  preeediiit:;  it  dillers  in  havinir  the 
vertex  clnlhcd  wilh  jjray  viliosily;  the  eyes  ;  liove,  posteriorly  yel- 
low, Willi  a  transyerse  brownish-Iilaek  hand,  lieneath  l)rownish- 
Mack  ;  -lnU  of  the  antenuiO  yellow  lienealh;  in  tlio  males,  tlie 
iintenna' hiucli  longer;  feet  fuscous,  tHiia' and  tarsi  black ;  the  jieaii 
loss  thick. 

Alar  expanse  50  tiMlliin.  Lenirth  of  the  iiiitenna>  23;  J'  33 
uiilliiu. 

Ntil).   Ciilia  (I'oey). 

3.  A.  quadripunctatus! 

.[.■^ciihijJius  iiiiittlripiiiicialux  Burni.!  Ilaiulb.  II.  1«'(11.  0. — AnvdlniiIniK  tri- 
iiiiir^iliOuii  Left'b.I 

Fuscous;  front  fuscous,  crray  nliove,  ycrtcx  with  fuscous  villosity; 
nntoiuuc  luteo-fuscous,  the  incisures  bluck;  liase  wilh  fuscous  pile, 


I'hus  tri- 


iilosity 
US  pile, 


AROAT.Al'UUH. 


239 


clul.  ol.lonir,  l-liick;  tlifirax  willi  tlio  (lorsiim  fuscous  ItfUoaUi  with 
while  \nU';  U-vl  l.rowu-black,  the  til)i!i'  cxliiriorly  8i)oU('(l  with 
luteous;  hIkIouh'M  lin.wuisli-ciucrcous,  tlu!  tiisc  with  wliit*^  villosity, 
I'iK'li  side  Willi  ail  (tl>lii|n<!  black  strc;ik;  wiuus  hyaline,  veins  black, 
the  eosia  luteous;  iilerosli^niia  yelhnv ;  the  ;,iuil  wiiigK  with  thrco 
apical,  fii.-couH  ehuuls. 

Alar  t'xpauKu  (50  uiillini.     1-engtli  of  the  antoiiuic  27  njiiiim. 

Jhih.  New  York;   l5alliinore. 

A.  A.  limbatUB! 

J,s,<(/.«y'/Mi<  limloihis  IJuiiii.l  Il.indU.  II,  HnH,  H;   Walk,  f'ntal.  4;J(1,  03. 

Allied  to  .1.  I'riinnihis,  but  (lill'ers  by  hnviii^'  shorter  mitenna;, 
the  chii)  Miiiiller;  tlu!  ajicx  ol'  the  posterior  wiiii^s,  iiiid  the  poste- 
rior nuirf-iu  of  the  wiMj-'s  cloudeil  with  fuscous. 

Alar  expanse  50  inillim.     Lennlh  of  the  uuteniiie  22  milliin. 

J/(i(t.  North  America?  .Inuiaica  ((Josse). 

Asrahip/nis  sinnntmnisis  Walk.  Catiil.  -I.".'.*,  .')7,  is  this  spccics ; 
but  the  description  and  synonymy  does  not  belong  to  it. 

5    A.  hibiratua. 

Ascaloplm,  siihi,      ..  Walk.  Cntal.  43!),  HS. 

Ulack,  witli  l>lack  hair;  antenna;  fulvous,  the  incisures  black, 
the  clnU  lilack,  testaceous  beneath  ;  thorax  striped  with  testaceous; 
feet  i»iceous;  abdomen  short  ;  Willis  hyaline,  apex  of  the  anterior 
ones  snlifuscesceut,  base  of  the  posterior  ones  blackish-fuscous, 
with  four  obli(pie  al^jreviated  fuscous  bands  posteriorly.  (From 
the  description  of  Widker. ) 

Ahir  expanse  58  luillini. 

J/ui>.    Honduras,  (Juatennda. 

*  *  Eyes  entire. 

6.  A.  albiatigma! 

A^iciilaplnis  „n      i.jnut  Walk.!  Catal.  4r)2,  80. 

Ferruginous,  with  fu  ecus  hairs;  face  Intcou-;  antenna  lutcous, 
the  club  fuscous,  yellow  beneath  ;  thorax  fulvous,  anteriorly  fus 
cons;  tlie  sides  fuscous,  spotted  with  yellow,  an  obscure  cinereous 
stripe  aiiove;  feet  yellow,  tarsi  black;  abdoniou  long,  fuscous; 
wings  hyaline,  the  apex  fusceseent,  pterostigmu  large,  white;  an- 


it '   ',  ' 


'ill 


240 


NKLUOPTEnA  OP  NullTII  AMEUICA. 


tcrior  winirs  with  tlio  whole  costal  nmrgiii,  and  the  apex  of  tlio 
posterior  winj.'s  I'uscoiis. 

Aliir  oxpiiiiM'  SI  miliim.     Lon<rfli  of  tlio  antcnnm  18  miliim. 

tliih.    IloiKJiiras;  Culiiriiljia  (Appuii). 

7.  A.  mlcrocenia. 

/y//«.M  mi<riiri rii.i  Kamb.  Neuropt.  3l52. 

J/ftft.  West  Indies. 

May  it  n.tt  l)c  /(.  msfafiis  l!iirm.  Ilandb.  11,  1000,  1.?     (Corn, 
pare  .Soulli  Americnii  Xeuroptora.) 


Fam.  IX.  PAXOIUMXA. 

Body  cylindrical  or  conical;  head  cxscrtod ;  antenna' 
s!iort(;r  than  tli.^  wings;  mouth  rostrated;  lateral  paljii  hi- 
articulated;  jjiuthurax  small;  wing.s  either  almost  ab.sent  or 
narrow,  equal,  lon^^or  than  the  body,  narrowed  at  base;  the 
posterior  wings  with  no  anal  space;  tarsi  of  live  articles. 


m 


BOREUS  Lath. 


Ocelli  ah^Gwt ;    wings  of  the  males  imperfect,  of  the  females 
hardly  present. 


■•Hi 


.Iri 


1.  B.  nivorlundus ! 

Doreus  iiivnriiniilu^  Fit.h!  Winter  Ins.  Amor.  .lonrn.  Ai;ricnlt.  1S47,  V, 
277,  1 ;  Trans.  Knt.  Soc.  sor.  2,  I,  l)(i,  1  ;  Walk.!  Catal.  I.IO,  2. 

Fiiseo-aeneons ;  month,  wings,  feet,  and  genital  organs  fulvous; 
apex  of  the  tnrsi  fuseons. 
Length  4  miliim. 
Ilah.  Xew  York,  April  (Asa  Fitch). 

2.  B.  brumalis ! 

Bonns  hrtDiftlis  Fitcli!  Winter  Ins.  Amor.  .lonrn.  Auricult.  1S47,  V,  278. 
2  ;  Trans.  Knt.  Soc.  ser.  2,  I,  tt(J,  2  ;  Walk.!  Catal.  45G,  3.  '     ' 

Entirely  brassy-bhiek. 
liOngth  3  miliim. 

Ilnb.    New   Yoik,   April    (Asa   Fitcli);    Wasliington    (Osteii 
Sacken). 


■  0 
'■I 


(Com- 


PANOUI'A. 


PANORPA  T.iNN^. 


241 


Tlirce  ocelli ;  wiiij^s  imrrow ;  g-eiiital  organs  of  the  male  oloii- 
pated,  forcipatetl,  the  last  segment  iiilluted ;  two  tarsal  uiigiiiciili 
serrated ;  aiitenntc  setaceous. 

1.  P.  hignbrls! 

I'aiiiirii'i  hii/uhris  Swoilenis,  Act.  Holm.  Nov.  VIII,  270,  31.  Liiiin'',  Syst. 
N(it.  .!(!.  XIII.  vol.  V,  2i;47,  10.  Kluf,'!  Act.  Uorol.  ISDC,  lUi;,  (!. 
Wentw.  t  Trans.  Knt.  Soc.  Lond.  IV,  188,  11.  Walk.!  VaU\.  4()2, 
11.  —  raimriia  scorpio  Ftih.  Kiitoni.  Syst.  J  I,  117,  3.  Oliv.  Knc. 
Mrthoil.  VIII,  715,  .').  Leach.  Zdol.  Misc.  11,  'JD,  tab.  xciv,  iK'. 
3—4.  IJuim. !  Ilandb.  11,  927, 1.  Kami).  1  Nouropt.  331,  H.—nUta- 
cus  scorjilu  Latr.  Oon.  Crust,  ot  Ims.  Ill,  189. 

Black,  abdomen  ferrnginous ;  the  apex  black;  wings  black,  with 
three  transverse,  abbreviated,  nwddle  white  streaks. 
Alar  expanse  27  millim. 
JJal).  South  Carolina;  (Jeorgia ;   Florida  (Ulover). 

2.  P. rufesceus ! 

I'aniirjiu  rii/israis  Ranib.  Nouropt.  330,  G.  —  Paiiiir<in  ijinnunir.a  var. 
Walk.Vatal.  451i,  2? 

Head,  rostrum  and  thorax  yellowish-rufous;  antenna;  lilnck,  the 
extreme  liase  rufous;  feet  rufo-flavons,  apex  of  the  tarsi  fuscous, 
unguicnii  tridentate;  alxlumeu  fuscous,  the  venter  rnfo-flavous ; 
abdominal  segment  5  of  the  nude  cylindrical,  truncatetl  at  the 
apex,  above  obliquely  emarginated,  with  a  long  i)rocess,  which  is 
compressed,  somewhat  elevated;  segnients  6  and  7  e(pud,  conical, 
apex  of  segment  G  more  inflated;  segment  8  oval,  appi'udages 
long,  linear;  forceps  short,  trigonal,  the  apex  unguiculatcd,  slen- 
der: wings  somewhat  yellowish,  the  ai)ex,  a  pterostignnilical,  imr- 
row, niaculose  l)and,  which  is  subinterrui)ted  in  the  middle,  and 
some  basal  spots,  brownish-lilack. 

Alar  expanse  24  millim. 

Uab.   Sharon  Springs;  Trenton  Falls,  Xew  York;  Washington 
(Osten  Sacken);  Maryland  (Uhler)  ;  La  Chine  near  Montreal? 
(Barnston). 
16 


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242 


NEUROPTERA  OF  NORTH  AMERICA. 


n't 


ii'    ;*■ 


li^  .-'.'^  ^  r.i' 


! .     ■  <: 


3.  P.  rufa ! 

Paiwrpa  rufa  Gray !  Griffith,  Anim.  Kingdom,  Ins.  tab.  cv,  fig.  2.  West- 
wood!  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  IV,  1S8,  Id.  Walk.!  Catal.  401,  10.— 
Panorpa  fusciata  Klug!  Act.  Berol.  1830,  105,  2  (partly). 

Head  rufous,  black  around  tlie  ocelli;  rostrum  and  thorax  fusco- 
rufous ;  antennic  ))ro',vnish-black,  the  extreme  base  fusco-rufons ; 
feet  rufous,  apex  of  the  tarsi  fuscous;  ung-uicuii  5-toothed,  the 
teeth  short;  al)domen  rufous;  segment  5  of  the  male  conical,  with 
the  a])ex  truncated  ;  sepjments  6  and  7  equal,  the  base  narrow, 
cylindrical,  subincurved,  the  apex  conical,  segment  G  more  inflated; 
segment  8  narrow,  elongate-oval,  appendages  linear,  short ;  for- 
ceps trigonal,  short,  the  apex  slender,  unguiculated;  wings  yellow, 
their  apex  subacute;  a^^ex,  a  subi)tero!-;tigmatical  band,  which  is 
forked  behind,  a  medial  ci.  tal  spot,  a  basal  oblique  band,  and  two 
basal  spots  fusc'> .  ■•. 

Alar  expanse  27  millim. 

Hah.   Georgia. 

4.  P.  americana ! 

Panorpa  americana  Swederus,  Act.  Holm.  Nov.  VIII,  270,  32.  Linno, 
Syst.  Nat.  ed.  xiii,  vol.  V,  2047,  9.  Westwood,  Tiaus.  Eut.  Soc. 
Lond.  IV,  181),  15.  Walk.  Catal.  403,  'io.—Pajwrpa  faxciata  Fal>. 
Ent.  Syst.  II,  98,  4.  Klug!  Act.  Berol.  1S30,  1(I5,  2  (in  part). 
Eamb.  Neuropt.  331,  7? 

Testaceous;  head  rufous,  black  around  the  ocelli ;  rostrum  rufous; 
antennaj  black,  with  the  extreme  base  rufous;  feet  testaceous,  apex 
of  the  tarsi  fuscous,  unguiculi  4-tootlied  (9);  abdomen  of  the 
male  upon  the  fifth  segment  with  an  erect,  short  horn  (from  the 
description  of  Westw.);  wings  yellow,  liroadcr  at  the  apex;  the 
apex,  a  jiterostigmatical  broad,  straight  band,  a  i)oint  upon  the 
costa  of  the  anterior  wings,  a  l)asai  oblique  band,  and  a  basal  point 
upon  the  anterior  wings,  brownish-black. 

Alar  expanse  25  millim. 

Ilab.  Georgia;  Kentucky, 

5.  P.  venosa! 

Panorpa  venosa  Wostw. !  Trans.  Ent.  Poc.  Lond.  IV,  190,  16;  Walk,' 
Catal.  403,  10.  Panorpa  fasriuta  King!  Act.  Berol.  1830,  105,  2  (in 
jiart).     Panorpa  americana  Say!  Collection  of  Hagen. 

Head  rufous,  Idack  around  the  ocelli ;  antenna'  black,  the  ex- 
treme base  rufous;  feet  lutco-rufous,  the  apex  of  the  tarsi  fuscous; 


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unguiculi  4-tootl)ed,  teeth  long,  distant;  ubdonien  fuscous,  with 
the  apex  rufous;  segment  5  of  the  abdomen  of  the  male  cylindrical, 
the  apex  truncated,  subemarginated  above,  with  a  long,  very  nuich 
elevated,  triangular  i)rocess ;  segments  (5  and  7  equal,  obconical, 
apex  of  the  sixth  segment  mors  inflated  ;  segment  8  orbicular, 
wit>.  long,  linear  appendages;  forceps  short,  unguiculate  ;  wings 
sub'ivaline,  the  apex,  a  pterostigmatical  band,  which  is  interrupt- 
edly forked  behind,  a  costal,  medial  spot,  which  is  sometimes 
almost  absent  from  the  hind  wings,  a  basal  band,  which  is  some- 
times interrupted,  and  a  basal  spot,  blaokish-brown.  (Male  and 
female.) 

Alar  expanse  23 — 27  millim. 

ILtb.  Philadelphia  (Say) ;  Georgia  (Abbot)  ;  Southern  Illinois 
(Kennicott). 


6.  P.  debilis ! 

Panorpn  ihhilis  Westw. !   Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Loud.  IV,  191,  18.     Walk.! 
Catal.  4G4,  18. 

Luteo-fuscous ;  head  rufous,  black  around  the  ocelli ;  antenna- 
black,  the  jxtreme  base  rufous ;  feet  luteous,  apex  of  tlie  tarsi 
hardly  obscirei";  unguiculi  4-toolhed,  teeth  long,  distant ;  abdo- 
men fuscous,  the  apex  lutoous;  segment  5  of  the  male  cylindrical, 
the  apex  truncated,  emarginatcd  above,  with  a  short,  very  erect, 
obtuse,  triangular,  rather  short  process ;  segment  6  long,  obconi- 
cal, the  base  narrow,  arcuated  ;  segment  7  shorter,  obconical,  the 
base  a  little  narrower;  segment  8  elliptical,  the  apex  broad,  ap- 
pendages linear  long;  forceps  short,  uuguiculatod:  wings  hyaline, 
subllavesccnt  at  base,  an  ai)ica],  fenestrated  baud,  an  arcuated, 
pterostigmatical  one,  subinterrupted  in  the  middle,  a  middle  jioint, 
a  basal  interrupted  band,  and  a  br.sal  point,  fuscous ;  transverse 
veins  sometimes  a  little  uuirked  with  fuscous.     (Male.) 

Alar  expanse  22 — 23  millim. 

llab.  l'hiladeli)liia ;  Trenton  Falls,  Xcw  York;  Savannah, 
Georgia. 


7.  P.  nebulosa! 

Panorpa  txhidusa  Westw. !  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Loud.  IV,  188,  12.     Walk. ! 
Catal.  402, 12. 

Lutco-fulvoHS ;  head  Inteo-rufous,  around  tlic  ocelli  black;  an- 
tennae black,  the  base  luteous  ;  feet  luteous  ;  unguiculi  tridentate  ; 


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abdomen  fuscous,  the  apex  luteous ;  segment  5  of  tlic  male  abdo- 
men conical,  truncated  at  the  ajjcx  ;  segments  C>  and  t  C(jiial,  ob- 
conical ;  segment  8  oval,  ai)i)endages  long,  linear;  forceps  short, 
unguiculated  ;  wings  hyaline,  jtterostigraa  subilavons,  willi  a  large, 
fuscous  sjiot  interiorly;  a  fuscous  ])oint  on  some  of  the  areoles, 
which  are  sometimes  larger  on  the  basal  areoles. 

i\Iar  expanse  22 — 2G  niillim. 

1/xb.  Trenton  Falls  ;  AVashington  (Osten  Sacken) ;  Massachu- 
setts (Scuddcrj. 

8.  P.  punctata. 

Pawrpa  jmnctdta  Klup!  Act.  Berol.  1S3G,  10.'),  3,  lig.  9.     Westw.  Vrans. 
Knt.  Soc.  Load.  IV,  188,  12.     Walker,  Catal.  402,  13. 

Testaceous ;  antenna)  black;  thorax  with  spots,  and  the  abdomen 
at  base  fuscous ;  wings  subflavescent,  narrow,  the  areoles  all  i)ointed 
with  fuscous.     (From  the  description  of  Klug.) 

^lar  expanse  23  millim. 

Hub.  Mexico  (Koppc).     It  is  similar  to  the  preceding  sjiecies. 

9.  P.  confusa. 

i'((/(or;(rt  c(i»/kvrt  Westw. !  Trans.  Knt.  Soc.  Lond.  IV,  190,17.     Walk. 
Catal.  403,  17. 

Fulvous;  head  l)lack  around  tlie  ocelli ;  antenme  black;  segment 
5  of  tin  abdomen  of  the  male  armed  with  a  long,  acute  spine, 
above;  segment  G  not  cmarginated  at  the  base;  wings  tinged  with 
luteous,  the  co»la  and  base  deeper  luteous;  veins  blackish;  a  small 
basal  point,  a  slender,  interrupted,  middle  band,  a  slender,  irregu- 
lar, pterostigniatical  one,  upon  the  middle  genieuluted,  baml,  and 
the  apex  slenderly,  nigricant;  the  transverse  veins,  especially 
towards  the  apex  of  the  wings,  tingi'd  with  lilack;  hind  wings  less 
variegated  ;  apex  of  the  tarsal  articulations  black.  (From  the 
description  of  Westw.) 

Alar  expanse  24  millim. 

Ihih.  Aiassachusetts  (Harris). 

10.  P.  subfurcata, 

Paiiotpa  unbfurcnla  Westw. !  Trans.  Knt.  Soc.  Lond.  IV,  101, 19.     Walk. 
Catal.  4G4,  19. 

Obscure  fulvous;  head  rufescent,  black  around  tlie  ocelli;  an- 
ti'iiiia!  black,  the  two  lia>al  articles  rufescent;  dorsum  of  the  thorax 


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obscure  luteous;  feet  luteous,  apex  of  tlie  tarsal  articles  obscure; 
abdomen  luteo-fulvous,  the  dorsal  base  obscure ;  segment  5  with  a 
vshort  dorsal  lioni;  segment  0  not  emarginated  at  the  base  supe- 
riorly; wings  pale,  with  two  basal  spots,  a  transverse  band  before 
the  middle,  a  transverse,  costal  medial  spot,  an  oblicpic  pterostig- 
matical,  irregular  I)and,  hardly  angulated  in  the  middle,  but  dilated 
at  the  eosta  ;  the  apex,  somewhat  l)roadly,  upon  which  are  some 
white  points,  and  a  sj)0t  at  the  anal  angle,  black;  basal  spots  of 
the  posterior  wings  ol)soletc.  (From  the  description  of  West- 
wood.) 

Alar  expanse  24 — 28  niillini. 

If(if>.  Nova  Scotia;  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's 
r>ay  (IJarnston,  Redman). 

11.  P,  maculosa! 

Pdiiurjia  maculosa  Ilageu  ! 

Testaceous;  head  fulvous,  rufo-fusfous  around  the  ocelli;  an- 
tcnnie  black,  the  two  basal  articles  fulvous;  dorsum  of  the  thorax 
fulvous,  spotted  with  l)Iack  ;  feet  luteol^-,  the  apex  fuscous;  un- 
guicuH  4-to(jthed,  teeth  long;  abdomen  te«tiioeous,  the  apex  lute- 
ous; segment  5  conical,  the  ai)ex  truncated;  segments  G  aiid  7 
e(pud,  conical,  the  sixth  st(juter,  the  base  al>ove  sub-emarginated ; 
segment  8  elongated,  oval,  appendages  linear,  long;  force])S  -L;  rt, 
unguiculated  :  wings  hyaline,  veins  fuscous,  a,  ical  transverse  veins 
jjartly  marked  with  fuscous;  two  basal  Kputs,  a  spot  upon  the 
middle,  and  some  apical  spots,  fuscous,  pterostigma  luteous,  each 
side  with  a  fuscous  spot. 

Alar  expanse  24  millim. 

JIub.  rennsylvania  (Uhler). 


12.  P.  terminata! 

FunoriHi  ttnnliuila  Klug !  Act.  Berol.  1830,  WC,  4,  fig.  10.     Westwood 
Tiaus.  Kut.  Sue.  Loud.  IV,  189,  14.     Walk,  Catal.  ■iu^,  14. 

Fusco-tcstaceous  ;  middle  of  the  head  browiiish-l)lack,  rostrum 
rufous;  prothorax  entirely,  and  the  sides  of  tin-  mesothorax  Ijlaokish- 
brown  ;  antenna?  black,  the  two  basnl  article  rufous;  feet  int.-  .-. 
UMguieuli  tridentate;  wings  hyaline,  tlu;  upfsx  fuscous.     (FeiKule.) 

Alar  expanse  2'd  millim. 

J/a/i.  Mexico  (Deppe). 


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BITTACXJS  Latkhilm;. 

Ocelli  llircc  ;  wings  narrow;  niiteniiai  setaceous,  very  slender; 
abdomen  ratlier  long,  cylindrical,  feet  longer  tiian  tiic  wings,  tho 
apex  of  the  iUnm  calcaratod;  tarsi  witii  a  single,  long,  sinii)le  nail. 

1.  B.  mexicanus 

Biltacus  mcvict-itiis  King!  Aft.  Rcrol.  l.^SO,  9',',  C.     Walk.  Catal.  400,  G. 

Testaceous  ;  head  with  a  middle  spot,  and  apices  of  tlic  femora 
and  til>ia>  with  a  vestige,  fuscous;  antenna' almost  unclothed;  wings 
subllavescent,  veins  and  transverse  marks  obscnrer ;  ai)pendages 
of  the  male  long,  narrow,  incurved.  (From  the  description  of 
Klug.) 

Alar  expanse  40  millim. 

IJab.  Mexico  (.Heppe). 

2.  B.  pilicoruis ! 

Bilhirns  jiillriiniis  Westw.  Trans.  Eiit.   Sue.  Lond.  IV,  U)(i,  4.     ^^'alk. 
Catal.  4G>^,  15. 

Pule  fnsco-liiteous,  shining;  head  fuscous  between  the  ocelli; 
antenuio  luteo-fuscous,  with  long  and  dense  pile;  wings  sulilutes- 
cent,  transverse  veins  obsolcteiy  banded  with  fuscous;  superior 
appendages  of  the  male  broad,  triangular,  flat. 

Alar  expanse  40  millim. 

/f(d>.  Trenton  Falls  (Osten  Sacken);  La  Cliine  near  .Montreal 
(Barnstou). 

3.  B.  strigosiis ! 

Bittaciis  stri(josus  llagen! 

I'alc  testaceous,  shining  ;  head  black  around  the  ocelli  ;  palpi 
black;  antennas  i)ale,  sparingly  and  shortly  pilose  ;  apex  of  the 
femora  and  tibiie  blackish-fuscous;  wings  hyaline,  with  sonn'  basal, 
fuscous  points,  transverse  veins  broadly  banded  with  fuscous ; 
pterostigma  a  little  clouded;  .niperior  appendages  of  the  male 
broad,  oblong,  the  superior  margin  broadly  excised,  pilose. 

Alar  expanse  40  millim. 

/Ml.  Chicago ;  Washington ;   St.  T^ouis  (Ostcu  Sacken). 


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4.  B.  punctiger. 

/ilttucu^  ]niiirr,j,r  Westw. !  Traiii;.  Knt.  Soc.  Lend.  IV,  lOf),  2.     Walk, 
Catal.  4(JS,  115. 

Tcstacco-fiilvous ;  femora  sparinfjly  clothed  with  black,  bristly 
hair,  tihiiu  with  a  sloiuler,  iii>ieal  black  riii,<!: ;  wings  yellowish- 
hyaline,  with  numerous,  rather  obscure  points,  especially  at  tlie 
base  of  the  Ioii,<,ntn(linal  veins,  and  at  the  transverse  veins  ;  veins 
pale.    (From  the  descrii)tion  of  Westwood.) 

Alar  expanse  42  millim. 

I/ab.  Georgia. 


5.  B.  stigmaterus ! 

Bi/iurns  sli;/Nial<  run  Say,  ( iodninn'rt  West.  Quart.  Report,  II,  1  CA.—niUarus 
jHillii/ipitiiiiti  Wostw.!  Trans.  Kut.  Hoc.  Loud.  IV,  11)5,  3.  Walk. 
Catal.  408, 14. 

Fiilvo-lnteous  ;  ocelli  somewhat  surrounded  with  fuscous;  palpi 
black;  anterior  femora  and  apex  of  the  tibiie  sub-fuscous;  wings 
luteo-fusco-'iyaline,  the  pterostigma  a  little  obscurer;  veins  luteous; 
superior  a})  )endagcs  of  the  male  oblong,  long,  the  apical  margin 
subemarginated  above. 

Alar  expanse  37 — iC,  millim. 

Jfub.  Missouri,  near  Fort  Osage  (Say);  Maryland  (Uhler)  ; 
Dalton,  Georgia  (Osten  Sacken). 

The  female  from  Maryland  is  smaller,  and  agrees  better  with 
the  descriptions  and  size  of  Ji.  stt)/ muter  us,  and  paUidipemns. 
The  male  from  Georgia  is  larger  (40  millim.),  ^'le  wings  are  also 
broader,  but  it  is  hardly  dill'erent. 

6.  B.  occidentia. 

Biltams  ocriih-nii^  Walk.!  Catal.  4G0,  16. 

Testaceous;  apex  of  the  rostrum,  ihe  palpi,  and  the  antennte 
lihick;  dorsal  middle  of  the  thorax  fuscous:  [losterior  fein(jra  ful- 
vous, with  the  ai»ex  black,  the  anterior  femora  black,  with  the  base 
fulvous;  anterior  tibia;  piceous ;  wings  sublurid,  pterostigma  fus- 
cous; veins  black.    (l''rom  the  dcscrii)tion  of  Walker.) 

Alar  expanse  40  uiillim. 

J/(ih.  Erie,  i'ennsylvir.ia. 

It  is  very  much  li'.^o  tlii  preceding  species.  It-'  it  distinct  from 
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7.  B.  apicalis! 

Bittdrns  (ijiicalis  Uhler!  MSS. 

Luteons,  sliiiiinf!^;  ocelli  somowlmt  oljscured  witli  ))laek  ;  apex 
of  the  tarsal  articles  browuish-ljlack  ;  wings  liyaliiic,  tlie  apex 
iiigro-fiiscous;  abdomen  fuscous;  the  superioi-  appendages  of  the 
male  short,  oblong,  the  apex  broader,  obliquely  truncated. 

Alar  expanse  3G  miliim. 

If<il>.   .Southern  Illinois  (Kennicott). 

(The  pterostigiua  of  the  female  is  dusky,  and  there  is  a  dusky 
mark  each  side  upon  the  upper  i)art  of  the  face  ;  the  antennte  are 
honey-yellow,  obscurer  tov.ards  the  apex,  and  covered  with  black- 
ish pile.     Uhler.) 

MEF.OPE  Newman. 

Ocelli  absent;  eyes  large,  reniform,  connate  at  the  vertex; 
antennie  short,  thick,  the  apex  narrowed  ;  wings  broad,  transverse 
veins  very  numerous ;  subcosta  and  radius  joined  together  at  the 
apex  ;  feet  shorter  thuu  the  wings,  slender,  apex  of  the  tarsi  with 
two  unguiculi,  which  are  entire,  and  a  jjhuitula  between  them; 
abdomen  of  the  male  with  a  very  large  forceps. 

1.  M.  tuber ! 

Mtropi- tiilicr '^e-wva.]  Entom.  Mag.  V,  ISO.     Westw.!  Trans.  Kut.  Soc. 
Loud.  IV,  1!)4,  tab.  xiv.  fig.  2.     Walk.!  Catal.  lUG,  1. 

Luteous ;  apex  of  the  rostrum  fnscous  ;  antenna)  luteous,  fus- 
cous in  the  middle;  prothorax  luteo-fuscous ;  feet  luteous,  the 
anterior  ones  a  little  thicker,  luteo-fuscous  ;  apex  of  the  tibiie  with 
two  si)urs;  wings  cinereous,  veins  luteous,  radius  and  longitudinal 
ones  posteriorly,  black;  anterior  wings  on  the  posterior  margin  at 
the  base,  with  a  small,  rounded,  fuscous  lamina;  abdomen  luteous;. 
appendages  of  the  male  very  long,  flat,  almost  as  long  us  the  body, 
luteous ;  the  basal  article  almost  straight,  the  base  a  little  curved  ; 
the  apical  article  shorter,  cylindrical,  the  apex  dilated,  enuirginated, 
subbilid. 

Alar  expanse  ;>0  millim. 

JI<ti>.   iJerkeley  Springs,  Virginia  (Osten  Sacken)  ;  Pennsylvania. 

An  extremely  rare  insect;  it  is  not  to  be  met  wiih  in  any  of  the 
Eun-pean  collections,  cxceiiting  the  type  (a  female)  in  the  British 


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Museum,  and  a  male  ami  female  iu  my  own  collection  ;  it  is  not 
extant  in  the  American  collections  (teste  Osten  Siicken),  excepting 
a  unique  femnle  in  that  of  Dr.  Asa  Fitch.  Tlie  ji;enns  and  species 
is  very  singular  and  almormai;  iicrlinps  the  most  remarkalilc  of  all 
hitherto  known  Neuroptera.  It  certainly  belongs  to  the  I'anor- 
jnna. 

Fam.  X.  PlIRYGANIXA. 

Bnily  compressed;  head  exserted  ;  antcnnrc  long,' seti form; 
mouth  connate,  imperrcct ;  labial  jialpi  triarliculate ;  pro- 
thorax  small;  wings  longer  tluiu  the  body,  transverse  veins 
rather  few;  posterior  wings  with  the  anal  space  large, 
))licated  (rarely  absent);  tarsi  with  5  articulations.  Larva 
ai^iiatio;  living  in  a  tube-like  case. 

I.  Maxillary  palpi  differing  in  the  sexes. 
Sub-Family  PIIRY(JAXIDE:^. 

Spurs  arranged  2,  4,  4;  maxilhu-y  palpi  in  the  males  4-jointed, 
in  the  fciiiales  Sjointed ;  three  ocelli. 

NEURONIA  Leach. 

Antenna?  shorter  than  the  wings ;  wings  rather  broad,  the  apex 
ovate,  naked  or  almost  naked. 

1.  N.  irrorata! 

PLri/'iaii.a  Irrorata  Pali.!  Sp.  Ins.  I,  380,  9;  Mantis.  Ins.  I,  245.  10;  Eu- 
tom.  Syst.  II,  77,  11. — Xnirania  ro>ic.atin::'ai  Walk.!  Catfil.  >,  4. 

Ikufoiis,  .<hiniiig;  antenii.e  blackish-piceouf ,  the  liasal  article  ru- 
fous within;  head  ..nd  thorax  clothed  with  white  hair;  feet  luteou.s, 
with  black  spines ;  abdomen  testaceous ;  anterior  wings  whitish- 
hyaline,  densely,  transversely  irrorated  with  fuseoiis ;  posterior 
wings  hyaline,  the  apex  spotted  with  fuscous,  the  anterior  nuirgin 
witii  a  medial   larger,  fuscous  spot.     (Female.) 

J.eugth  to  tip  of  wings  IS  miliim.     Alar  exjianse  3-2  millim. 

nd.   St.  .lohu's  Bluff,  East  Florida;  N.  Red  lliver  (Kennicott). 

The  insect  dues  not  altogether  agree  with  the  descrii)tion  of 
Tabricius  ;  the  type  in  the  collection  of  Banks  is  to  be  examined 
a<rain. 


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2.  N.  pardalis. 

Niuriinid  /ninlalis  Walk.!  Catal.  7,  3. 

IJiiiek,  dotlied  with  liitooiis  hair,  boucatli  liitooiis:  iiiiterior  fu- 
niora  ferruginous;  anterior  wings  cont'crtly  jjointcd  witli  hiteuus 
(whicli  are  conflwenl  in  t!io  nuilos) ;  jiostcrior  wings  anteriorly 
pointed  with  inteoiis,  and  witli  a  broad  liiteous,  siiliajiieal  band. 
(From  tlic  description  of  Wallver.) 

Lengtli  to  tip  of  wings  27  niiiliin.     Alar  expanse  50  niiilini. 

J/(ih.  Xova  Scotia  (Iledman), 

3.  N.  ocelligera. 

Adiroiiiii  urilli(jira  Walk.!  Catal.  8,  0. 

Blaclc,  with  pale  hair;  tiljiiu  pie<'oiis;  wings  testaccons,  the  an- 
terior ones  reticidated  and  gnttatcd  witli  I)laek,  posterior  wings 
having  the  margin  spotted  with  black.  .Male.  (From  the  de- 
scription of  AVaiker.) 

Length  to  i\\\  of  wings  16  millim.     Alar  expanse  28  millim. 

Jf(tb.  Xova  Scotia  (KednianY 

It  ih  very  mneh  like  N.  rvtiriihtta  of  Europe;  is  it  dilferont? 


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4.  N.  signata. 

Phrijoauia  siipinfa  Fab.  Bp.  Ins.  I,  380,  7;  Mant.  Ins.  I,  24.'),  S  ;  Entom. 

Sy^t.  II,  7(i,  S. 

Sniall  ;  head  fuscous  ,  wings  grayish-fuscon-,  shining,  spotted 
with  yellow,  the  posterior  margin  vU'iatcd  with  yellow.  (From 
the  description  of  Fabrieius.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings ? 

/fab.  North  America  (collection  i«f  Tla>»lis) ;  does  it  belong  to 
this  genus  ? 

5.  N.  semifasciata ! 

Phrijiiatira  X'  iiiifnsriiiia  Sny,  Wostorn  Quart.  Report.  II,  Ifil,  4  ;  Aiiion'cnn 
Eiititniology,  II,  pi.  44  (iipivr  figures). — ycuro'im-i  /h.<c(i  Walk.! 
Catal.  i),  7. 

Fulvous;  anteniKC  annulatcd  with  fuscous,  the  apex  fidvous  ; 
head  fuscous ;  dorsum  of  llie  mesothorax  each  side,  Idack  ;  head 
and  thorax  partly  ciliatuni  with  black;  feet  with  brown  spines; 
wings  fulvous,  the  veins  obscurer,  the  anterior  ones  transversely 
flecked  with  brownis^-black,  a  small  basal  spot,  and  an  abruvit, 
medial  streak  at  the  posterior  margin,  brownish-black,  the  disk 


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with  two  yellowish  points;  posterior  wings  with  the  apical  margin 
hiinlly  irroralod  with  fuscous,  having  a  short,  fuscous  subapicul 
band. 

JA</(,'.  Having  the  dorsiil  lamina  elongated,  the  sides  involuted, 
the  apex  with  two  long  spines;  superior  appendages  longer  than 
the  lamina  ;  ventral  lamina  4-toothed. 

FoiKi/p.  Ventral  lamina  shining,  the  base  brownish-black,  very 
much  mirrowcr  at  mo  apex,  recurved,  bitid. 

T.cngth  to  tip  of  wings  2;j — 2H  millini.  Alar  expanse  44 — 52 
millim. 

J/«b.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  All)any  River,  Hudson's  Uay  (Barns- 
ton) ;  Nova  Scotia  (Ilednian) ;  St.  John,  Newfoundland;  Ohio; 
Pennsylvania;  New  Jersey;  Massachusetts;  Kentucky  (Say);  Wash- 
ington (Osten  Sacken);  New  York  (('oUection  of  Jlagen).  Every- 
where north  of  the  Southern  States  (Uhler). 

A  variety  has  the  band  alisent  from  the  posterior  wings  (Nova 
Scotia). 


6.  N.  poBtica! 

Neuronic  jiontica  Walk. !  Catal.  0,  9. 

Fulvous;  antcnnic  nnnulated  with  fuscous,  the  apex  fulvous; 
head  and  thorax  fuscous,  with  fuscous  hair;  feet  with  fulvous  spines  ; 
wings  fulvous,  veins  of  the  same  color ;  the  anterior  ones  trans- 
versely irrorated  with  fuscous,  a  small  basal  spot  and  an  abrupt 
streiik  upon  the  midtlle  of  the  posteiior  margin,  fuscous;  disk  with 
two  whitish  points;  hind  wings  with  an  angulated,  subapical,  fus- 
cous band. 

J\f(ik.  lliiving  the  dorsal  lamina  elongated,  the  apex  narrower, 
incised;  superior  appendages  with  a  longer  lamina;  the  ventral 
lamina  bidentate. 

Female.  Ventral  lamina  shining,  middle  of  the  base  brownish- 
black,  each  side  ciliated  with  fulvous,  the  apex  narrow,  recurved, 
entire  ;  each  side  with  a  ratiier  long  anal  palpus. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  28  millim.     Alar  exi)anse  52  millim. 

lUih.  (Jeorgia  (Abbot);  Pennsylvania  (Collection  of  llagen); 
Washington  ;  Massachusetts  (Osten  Sacken)  ;  N.  lleil  River 
(Kennicott). 

A  variety  has  the  band  aljscnt  from  the  posterior  wings. 

Do  not  some  of  the  localities  cited  for  N.  semifusciula  Say,  be- 
long to  N.  postica? 


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Nitiroiiid  iivillifira  Willk.l  Ciital.  8,  fi. 

Fulvous;  iviiteiniii!  sliortor,  I'liscoiis;  tliorax  ciliiitcd  with  fuM  ous- 
gray;  wii'j^'s  slmri,  fulvous,  vi'ius  saiiu!  color;  iiutcrioi'  wiuj^s  ii 
little  tnuisvci'soly  irrunitod  witli  fuscous,  ii  iiiodiiil  spot  upon  llic 
jiostorior  inar<ifiu  fuscous;  di^k  with  two  whitish  points;  postcriur 
wings  with  nu  iuig-uhitcd  Imud,  which  is  subapicul,  fuscous ;  feet 
with  gi'MV  s|)iui'S. 

Male.  Dorsal  lannua  long,  acute,  cusifiuMn,  hifid;  siipirior  ap- 
pendages shorter  than  the  hiiuina  ;   ventral  lauiiiui  liidentate. 

Fcinalv.  Veutral  laiuinii  shining,  middle  of  the  base  fuscous;  tlie 
apex  narrower,  recurved,  l)i-iuipressed,  ciliated, 

liOiigth  to  tip  of  wings  '20  niiilini.    Alar  expanse  40 — 42  niillini, 

//(///.  Noi'Uiern  Illinois;  X.  lied  Jtivcr  (Kcnnicott) ;  Ohio 
(Schaum). 

8.  N.  notata, 

IViri/nniHii  iiofdht  Fal).  Sji.  Ins.  I,  •^'M\^2 ;  Maiit.  Iiis.  I,  240,  15  ;  Kntoni. 
Syst.  II,  78,  18. 

Fuscous ;  antenna'  and  feet  tcstin'cous;  anterior  wings  yellowish- 
gray,  nnicolored,  with  a  nuirgiual  fuscous  spot;  posterior  wings 
white,  hyaline,  shining.     (From  the  description  of  Fabricius.) 

Lengtii  to  tij)  of  wings  —  ?  millim. 

//alt.    .North  America  (CoUcctiun  of  ISaidvs). 

Is  this  JV^.  scij/ij'asciatd?  The  type,  if  1  am  not  nustaken,  yet 
exists. 

PHRYGANEA  Lin.vk. 
Antenna"  robust,  as  long  as  the  wings  ;  anterior  wings  [iih)se. 

1.  Ph.  cinerea. 

Pliri/(j(Ui( II  riiiirin  Walk.  !  C.'ital.  4.  2. 

Testaceous,  striped  above  with  cinereous;  apex  of  tlie  anterior 
tibiic,  and  the  tips  of  the  articles  of  the  anterior  tarsi,  Ijhick;  an- 
terior wings  fuscous,  densely  guttated  with  cinereous,  j)oslerior 
wings  fusco-cincreous.     (From  tlie  description  of  Walker.) 

Lenglli  to  lip  of  wings  2G — 2S  nullim.  Alar  expanse  48 — .01 
miilim. 

IJal.    St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  Kiver,  Hudson's  r)ay  (Darns- 


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but  fliliv  -i  ohviously  by  llic  anal  appeiKiajres  of  the  niulo  ;  a  ilcHcrip- 
I  tliusc  pnrtH  is  wanting  to  inc. 

2.  Ph.  veatlta! 

JS.HfoUfi  nstiia  Walk. !  Cfttat.  10,10. 

Ferrupiuons;    antenim  .  ,     hornx   bivittatod  aliovo  with 

fusroua,  and  clothed  with  fuscous  hair;  feet  luteous,  anterior  femora, 
apex  of  the  ixUvc  and  apex  of  the  tarsal  articles,  fnscDUs ;  apex  of 
tilt!  ii\tenn('(1iatt  liic  fnsoonH  ;  anterior  winj^'s  narrow,  rnfb-fiisfous 
L'h)>rly  irrorated  *\ith  fnscons,  ilic  disk  pnlcr;  posterior  winys  cine- 
reous, the  ni)ex  margined  with  fuscous.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  21  niilliin.     Alar  expanse  38  miliini. 

JIul).  Georgia  (Abbot). 

a.  Ph.  commixta. 

Nvuroiiiii  coiiiiiii.rla  Walk.!  Catal.  lu,  11. 

r>lack,  clothed  with  pale  hair;  beneath,  antenna'  i.nd  feet  ferru- 
triiions;  anterior  wings  fuscous,  with  a  large  ^iiscoidal  suli-hyalinc 
spot,  and  apical  whitish  jioints,  veins  fuscous,  ]iosterinr  wings  sub- 
cinereous,  tiie  apex  and  posterior  margin  fuscous.  (From  the  de- 
scription of  Walker.) 

length  to  tip  of  wings  14  niillim.     Alar  expanse  20  millim. 

J/(ih.  Georgia  (Abbot). 

Allied  to  yVi.  w(/«or,  Curtis,  of  Europe. 


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Maxillary  palpi  of  the  males  three,  of  the  females  five-jointed; 
ocelli  three;    anterior  wings   rather  narrow,  the  apex    oljli(pie!y 
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Spurs  arranged  1,  3,  4  ;  apex  of  the  anterior  wings  truncated. 

Sub-Genus  Colpotaulius  Kolenati. 
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I.  L.  perpusillua ! 

Limntphilus  pvrpiisillus  Walk.!  Catal.  35,  54. 

Tentacfous,  with  testaceous  hair;  aiiteniifc  fulvous;  anterior 
wings  narrow,  the  apex  a  little  acuminate,  subtestaceous,  poste- 
riorly and  the  apex  obscurely  guttated ,  veins  fulvous ;  posterior 
wings  whitish.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  t  millira.     Alar  expanse  13  millim. 

Huh.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston). 

It  is  very  closely  allied  tc  Colpotuulius  incisus  Stephens. 

Sub-Genus  Limnophilus  Leach. 
Anterior  wings  narrow,  the  apex  broader,  obliquely  truncated. 

2.  L.  rhombicuB ! 

L.  rhoiMca  Lirn.  Walk.!  Catal.  22,13.    (With  the  synonymy.)— P/jry- 
ganen,  rhombica  Otho  Fab.  Fauna  Groen.  19G,  153.     lierlin.  Ent.  Zeit 
III,  143. 

Ochreous,  with  luteous  hair,  antennas  luteous  ;  thorax  lutoo-fus- 
cous ;  feet  luteous,  tibite  with  yellow,  tarsi  with  black  spines ;  an- 
terior wings  ochreous,  rufous  posteriorly,  with  a  large,  discoidal, 
oblique,  rhombical  spot,  and  another,  not  well  defined,  a))out  the 
anastomosis,  subhyaline ;  posterior  wings  hyaline,  the  apex  sub- 
flavescent. 

3Iule.  Posterior  wings  underneath  with  a  subapical  fuscous 
fringe  ;  superior  appendages  oblong,  the  apex  and  beneath  a  little 
emarginated,  with  black  teeth. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  23  millim.     Alar  expanse  44  millim. 

Ilab.  St.  iMiirtin's  Falls,  Albany  lliver,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston) ;  Greenland  (Fab.)  ;  Europe;  Asia. 

The  larva  described  by  Otho  Fab.  1.  c.  p.  197;  belongs  to  Co- 
lymhetes  dolabrulas. 

3.  L.  interrogationis. 

Phrijijanra  interrorjationis  VMieTBi.  Ins.  Lapp.  10G3,  12.  — r^ramwo^aM/n/j! 
inUrroyationis  Kol.  Trichopt.  40,  3.  Walk.  Catal.  19,  G;  Berlin. 
Ent.  Zeit.  Ill,  143. 

Grayish,  shining;  antenna?  testaceous ;  head  and  thor.-.x  hairy, 
each  side  black;  feet  testaceous,  posterior  femora  with  a  lateral 
line,  which  is  grayish;   wings  rather  narrow,  anterior  ones  brov\n- 


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ish,  with  numerous,  confluent  fuscous  points ;  a  discoidal 
dinni  line  niul  ii  niiddlo  spot,  hyaline;  ])Ostcrior  wings  subliyaline, 
the  ai)o.\  with  a  small,  fuscous  line.  (From  the  description  of  Zet- 
terstedt.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  20  niillim.  Alar  expanse  34 — 40 
millim. 

Ilab.   Greeidand  ;  Lapland  ;  Europe. 

It  is  not  sufficiently  known  to  me. 

4.  L.  combinatus. 

Limnephilm  combinatus  Walk.!  Catal.  28,  34. 

Ferruginous,  clotlied  with  pale  hair;  abdomen  and  feet  testa- 
ceous ;  anterior  wings  fuscous,  the  interior  margin  testaceous,  a 
large  rhombical.  discoidal  spot  and  some  points,  testaceous ;  the 
apex  testaceous,  sprinkled  with  fuscous ;  posterior  wings  hyaline. 
Male.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  18  millim.     Alar  expanse  34  millim. 

Hah.   St.  John,  Newfoundland. 

It  is  allied  to  L.  rhombicus. 


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5.  L.  divergens. 

Limncphilus  divergens  Walk.!  Catal.  30,  39. 

Testaceous,  clothed  with  pale  hair;  antennte  ferruginous;  the 
anterior  wings  closely  dotted  with  ferruginous  tubercles,  the  apex 
sub-fuscous ;  a  broader  tubercle  at  the  base  of  the  third  apical 
areolc ;  posterior  wings  whitish.  (From  the  description  of 
AValker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  18  millim.     Alar  expanse  34  millim. 

JI((b.  North  America. 


6.  L.  dossuarius. 

Phryganea  dossuaria  Say,  American  Entom.  Ill,  pi.  44.     Lowest  figure. 

Pale  ochreous  ;  antenna;  fuscous  :  abdomen  obscure,  apex  of  the 
segments  pale  ;  anterior  wings  whitish-yellow,  veins  black  ;  some 
transverse,  sometimes  dilated  lines,  a  pterostigmatical,  quadrangu- 
lar spot,  and  an  anal  one,  black  ;  posterior  wings  with  two  costal 
spots,  and  the-  margin  obscure.     (From  the  description  of  Say.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  1 1  millim.     Alar  expanse  22  millim. 

Hab.   Salem,  Massachusetts  (Say). 

Not  seen  by  me  ;  is  it  a  Limnopliilus  ? 


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7.  L.  InterruptUB. 

Phriiijiiina  iiiitn-iijila  Say,  American   Eiitom.  Ill,  pi.   44,  riglit  middlo 
lifjiure. 

Clothed  witli  grayish  hair;  palpi  ami  antenna>  black;  tibin!  o1)- 
scure,  tarsi  ohsturc,  the  joints  pale  at  their  bases;  anterior  Winn's 
gray,  obscurer  upon  the  disk,  a  longitudinal,  medially  interrupted 
line,  exlemling  from  the  humerus  to  near  the  njjex,  and  an  abbre- 
viated line  nearer  the  costal  margin,  towards  the  apex,  black ;  the 
posterior  area  hoary  with  white  pubescence,  immaculate;  posterior 
wings  oehreous,  the  apex  broadly  black.  (From  the  description 
of  Say.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  21  millim.     Alar  expanse  40  millim. 

Ifab.  New  .Jersey  (Say). 

I  have  uot  seen  it ;  does  it  belong  to  Limnopldlas'} 

8.  L.  radiatus. 

Phryijanea  radinia  Say,  Long's  Exped.  II,  308,  2. 

Pale  yellowish-fuscous;  antenna)  fuscous;  vertex  and  prothorax 
pilose  ;  mesothorax  each  side  and  two  dorsal  stripes  hairy;  anterior 
wings  sulihyaline,  beyond  the  middle  a  large  fuscous  circle  from 
which  a  dilated  line  i)roceeds  to  the  tip,  another  to  the  inferior 
angle,  a  third  to  the  carpal  spot,  and  a  fourth  towards  the  base, 
interrupted  in  its  middle,  the  interior  margin,  _  articularly  at  the 
base,  fuscous;  surface  of  the  wings  with  scattered  hairs,  those  of 
the  nervures  more  distinct  and  blackish.  (From  the  description 
of  Say.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  19  millim.     Alar  expanse  30  millim. 

I  have  not  seen  it;  does  it  belong  to  Liiimophilus? 

8.  L.  seiiceus. 

Phrygani a  sericia  Say,  Long's  Exped.  II,  p.  309,  3. 

iJlackish,  sericeous;  autennte  fuscous,  annulated  with  yellow; 
head  with  a  cinereous  gloss,  sparingly  pilose  ;  thorax  with  a  cine- 
reous gloss;  posterior  feet  pale  ochieous,  sericeous,  with  black  setaj; 
anterior  wings  varied  with  fuscous  and  pruinose,  a  transverse,  quad- 
rate, black  spot  on  the  middle  of  the  posterior  mai-gin ;  membrane 
densely  pilose;  veins  with  black  hairs;  posterior  wings  immaculate. 
(From  the  description  of  Say.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 

Ilab.  Northwest  Territory  (Say), 

I  have  not  seen  it;  does  it  belong  to  Limnophilus? 


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10.  L.  externus! 

Limiuiphilus  trtcrnus  J'.agenI 

Lutcous;  head  and  thorax  obscure  above,  with  liitcoiis  hair; 
antenruc  (base)  luteous;  feet  ochreoi.s,  with  black  si)incs ;  apex 
of  the  abdomen  obscurer ;  anterior  wings  shining,  narrow,  hardly 
luto>  -pilose,  luteous,  densely  guttated  with  fuscous,  the  marks  often 
confluent ;  a  rhofcbical  spot  upon  the  middle,  which  is  oblique, 
narrow,  hyaline ;  the  anterior  margin  immaculate;  at  the  anasto- 
mosis are  a  few  spots;  veins  luteous,  the  fourth  apical  areole  narrow 
at  base,  shorter  than  the  rest ;  posterior  wings  luteo-hyaline. 

Female.  The  four  anal  appendages  almost  equal,  short,  acute ; 
the  valvule  short,  incised. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  20  millim.     Alar  expanse  38  millim. 

Hub.  X,  Led  River  (Kennicott). 

11.  L.  graviduB ! 

Limniiphilus  tjravidus  HagenI 

■Rufo-fuscous;  antcnna3  (at  bv?  )  with  luteous  hair;  head  and 
disk  of  the  thorax  rufous,  with  luteous  hair,  each  side  with  black 
hair;  abdomen  luteous  beneath;  feet  luteous,  with  black  spines, 
base  of  the  four  anterior  tibiaj,  as  well  as  their  middle  and  apexi 
and  the  apex  of  the  posterior  ti1)ia3,  black,  apex  of  the  tarsal  arti' 
cles  black :  wings  long,  broad  at  the  apex,  a  little  rounded,  sparingly 
clothed  with  white  hair;  surface  grayish-hyaline,  closely  pointed 
with  fuscous,  points  often  confluent ;  an  oblique,  discoidal  streak, 
and  a  semicircle  at  the  apex  of  the  anastomosis,  pale  hyaline ;  veins 
pale,  sparingly  interrupted  with  fuscous;  posterior  wings 'luteo- 
hyaline,  their  apex  obsoletely  spotted  with  fuscous,  and  an°ob^curer 
spot  at  the  pterostigma.     Female. 

Hab.  North  California. 

12.  L.  vastus ! 

Limnophilus  vastus  Hagen  1 

Nigro-fuscous;  base  of  antenna  fr.scous;  head  and  thorax  with 
black  hair;  mesothorax  black,  a  grayish  spot  upon  the  middle  and 
each  side  behind  marked  with  a  black  point;  feet  luteous  'with 
black  spines;  four  anterior  tibiaj  at  base,  middle  and  apex  'apex 
of  the  posterior  tibiae,  and  apices  of  the  tarsal  articles,  black  • 
wings  long,  broader  at  the  apex,  elliptical,  grayish-hyaline'  almost 
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nude,  all  over  closely  covered  with  fuscous  dots,  the  anterior  mar- 
gin with  fewer  dots;  'veins  fuscous,  sparingly  interrupted  with  palo; 
posterior  wings  grayish-hyaline,  obscurer  at  the  apex.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  21  millim.     Alar  expanse  40  millira. 

Hub.  Isle  Kenai,  Russian  America, 

1?.  L.  perjnruB*  • 

Liinnophilus  perjurus  Ilagen ! 

Luteo-fuscous,  with  iuteous  hair;  feet  luteous,  with  black  spines; 
wings  narrow,  the  apex  obliquely  truncated,  luteo-ochroous,  almost 
shining,  with  luteous  veins;  apical  veins  a  little  clouded;  posterior 
wings  lutco-hyaline.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  16  millim.     Alar  expanse  30  millira. 

Hdb.  Isle  Kenai,  Russian  America, 

Allied  to  Chaetotaulius  striatus  Kolenati. 


14,  L.  hyallnuB ! 

Limnophilus  hyalinus  ITagen! 

Pale  oehreous,  with  yellow  hair ;  antenntc  ochreous ;  feet  pale, 
with  black  spines;  anterior  wings  pale  ochreo-hyaline,  somewhat 
glossy,  veins  ochreous ;  the  fourth  apical  cellule  acute  at  base ; 
posterior  wings  paie  yellowish-hyaline. 

3Iale.  Superior  ajjpendages  ovate,  prominent;  the  inferior  ones 
obtuso-acute. 

licng'.h  to  tip  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  22  millim. 

Hab.  N.  Red  River  (Kennicott). 

Sub-Genus  GonlotauIiuiH  ^vol. 

15.  L.  indlcans. 

Limnephilus  indicans  Walk,!  Catal,  23,  18. 

Ferruginous  ;  antennje  paler  ;  palpi  and  feet  testaceous  ;  ante- 
rior wings  testaceous,  margined  with  whitish,  with  a  short  discoidal 
vitta,  contracted  in  the  middle,  white,  drawn  out  into  five  roys 
towards  the  apex;  posterior  wings  whitish.  (From  the  description 
of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  IS  miljim.     Alar  expanse  38  millim. 

Ilab.   Georgia  (Abbot). 

It  is  allied  to  L.  elcgans  Curtis. 


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18.  L.  despectuB. 

Limncphilns  despectii.i  Walk.!  Catal.  31,  42. 

Gra}MKh-f<'rrngiiious,  with  pale  pile,  and  longer  liair,  which  is 
black;  antcnnsc  subfuscous,  the  bases  of  Jie  articles  testaceous; 
maxillary  palpi  fuscous,  labial  palpi  testaceous  ;  abdomen  and  feet 
testaceous ;  raesothorax  above  with  a  double  whitish  streak  ;  ante- 
rior wings  fuscous,  freckled  with  whitish  ;  thyridium  and  first  sub- 
apical  areole  with  a  whitish  spot;  costa  and  disk  towards  the  apex- 
still  more  whitish;  posterior  wings  whitish.  (From  the  description 
of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11  millim.     Alar  expanse  21  millim. 

Hub.   Nova  Scotia  (Redman). 

Allied  to  L,  griseus  Linn. 

17.  L.  nebuloBUB. 

Limnephilus  ntbulosus  Kirby.  Faun.  Bor.  Amer.  253,  349  ;  Walk.  Catal. 
fJO,  12G. 

Black,  with  white  hair ;  antennas  (at  base)  black  ;  mesothorax 
testaceous ;  superior  wings  testaceous,  spotted  and  irrorated  with 
whitish,  the  costal  area  immaculate ;  posterior  wingc  whitish,  with 
testaceous  veins;  feet  testaceous.  (From  the  description  of  Kirby.) 

Length  of  body  15  millim. 

Hub.  North  America,  latitude  65°. 

18.  L.  multifariuB. 

Limiuphiliiii  naltifariusVfa\'k,\  Catal.  32,  43.— P/(ny^f7»ca  variccjntn  Barn- 
ston,  ^Us.— Limnephilus  perforatus  Walk.  Catal.  33,  4(j.    (In  part.) 

Black,  with  pale  hair,  and  longer  pile,  which  is  black  ;  antenna? 
fuscous,  annulated  with  testaceous;  feet  testaceous;  anterior  wings 
fuscous,  freckled  with  whitish ;  thyridium  and  base  of  the  apical 
areoles  spotted  with  white  ;  posterior  wings  cinereous.  (From  the 
description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11  millim.     Alar  expanse  21  millim. 

Hub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston);  L.  pcrforatus  Walk,  (f.'om  8t.  Martin's  Falls),  certainly  is 
the  same  species;  a  very  nuich  mutilated  specimen  from  Arctic 
America  (Mackenzie  and  Slave _" Rivers,  Richardson)  is  difl'erent, 
but  indeterminable;  possibly  the  true  L.  nebuhsus  of  Kirby.  L. 
despectus  and  L,  mvlttfarhts  are  very  closely  allied ;  are  they  dis- 
tinct? 


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LiiiDKji/iihts /(inoralis  Kirby,  Faun.  Bor.  Amer.  253,  350;    Walk.  Catal. 
OO,  127. 

Black  ;  feet  testaceous,  femora  black;  anterior  wings  dilute  tes- 
taceous, spotted  and  freckled  wltli  wliite ;  posterior  wings  white, 
witli  the  veins  testaceous.     (From  the  description  of  Kirby.) 

Length  of  body  14  miilim. 

Hah.  North  America,  latitude  G5°  (I'ichardson). 

I  have  never  seen  it;  very  closely  allied  to  X.  nebulosus  Kirby. 

20.  L.  Bubmonilifer. 

Limniphihis  sulimotiillfir  Walk.!  Catal.  33,  48. 

IJlack,  with  pale  hair,  and  longer,  black  pile  ;  bases  of  the 
antennal  articles  testaceous ;  abdomen  ferruginous  beneath  ;  feet 
testaceous ;  anterior  wings  fuscous,  a  discoidal,  whitish  spot,  and 
spots,  which  are  almost  obsolete,  hyaline ;  a  line  anteriorly,  and 
two  posteriorly,  black  and  dotted  with  whitish ;  posterior  wings 
subcinereous.     Female.     (From  the  description  of  Wf^V.-sr.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  miilim.     Alar  expanse  25  raillira. 

Hub.  North  America. 

It  is  very  closely  allied  to  Z.  obscunts  Rarab.     Is  it  difierent  ? 

21.  L.  extractus. 

Limnophilus  extracfus  Walk-!  Catal.  34,  40. 

Obscure  testaceous,  with  pale  hair ;  ape.\  of  the  antenna)  fus- 
cous ;  palpi  and  fe?t  pale  testaceous ;  mesothorax  bivittated  with 
fuscous ;  abdomen  fuscous  above ;  wings  dirty  whitish,  anterior 
ones  with  the  posterior  margin  testaceous ;  veins  pale  testaceous. 
Young  male.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  miilim.     Alar  expanse  23  miilim. 

Hub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Ilud.soa's  Hay  (JJarn- 
ston). 

May  this  not  be  L,  hyalinus  ? 

22.  L.  indivisus. 

Limniphilus  indivisus  Walk.!  Catal.  34,  51. 

Pale  testaceous ;  antenna?  a  little  obscure  ;  anterior  wings  sub- 
testaceous,  sob-tuberculated,  veins  testaceous,  pterostigma  subfus- 
cous  ;  posterior  wings  hyaline.    (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 


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Length  to  tip  of  win-s  15  luillim.     Alar  expanse  28  millim. 

Huh.  Nova  Scotia  (Kcdman). 

It  is  allied  to  L.  impurus,  llambur. 

23.  L.  BubguttatuB. 

LimnephiluB  subguttatus  Walk.!  Catal.  34,  52. 

Testaceous,  with  pale  hair ;  bnsc  of  the  anterior  wings,  margin 
behind,  and  the  apex  subguttated  with  whitish,  a  fuscous  spot  at 
the  pterostigma  which  is  broadly  surrounded  with  hyaline  ;  poste- 
rior wings  subhyaliiie.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 

Hub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (IJarn- 
ston). 

It  is  allied  to  L,  rttfus  Rambur. 


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Phri/r/nnca  subpunctHlata  Zetterst.    Ins.    Lapp.    10G5,  20. — Liinncphilus 
stipatus  Walk.l  Catal.  29,  37. 

Black,  tinged  with  gray;  covered  with  luteous  hair;  antennae 
fuscous,  annulated  with  luteous  ;  thorax  black-gray,  above  with  a 
double,  luteous,  hairy  stripe;  abdomen  annulated  beneath  with  lu- 
teous ;  feet  yellowish,  with  black  si)ines ;  wings  whitish-hyaline, 
somewhat  clothed  with  snow-white  hair,  partly  veined  with  fuscous, 
marked  with  large,  conCuent,  fuscous  guttte,  the  anterior  margin, 
disk,  and  thyridium,  almost  immaculate ;  posterior  wings  whitish- 
hyaline. 

Femule.  Four  anal  appendages  short,  acute,  yellowish,  valvule 
broader,  emarginated. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  millim.     Alar  expanse  25  millim. 

Hab.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston)  ;  Arctic  America,  ]Mackenzie  and  Slave  Rivers  (Richard- 
son) ;  Europe,  Umea,  Lapland. 


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Phri/ganea  trimaculata  Zetterst.!  lus.  Lapp.  1065,  18 ;  Kolen.  Trioliopt. 
53,  7;  Walk.  Catal.  2i;,  21.—Limnopldlus  partitus  Walk.!  Catal. 
32,  45. 

Black,  with  black  and  white  hair;  antennaj  fuscous,  annulated 
with  brown,  the  basal  article  black ;  feet  testaceous,  with  black 


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a  rliomliical,  niodial  spot,  and  some  larj^'er  spots  al)out  the  anus- 
toniosis,  wliitisli-liyaliiie,  soniewluit  clothed  with  snow-white  liair; 
posterior  wings  cinereo-hyali!ie. 

Viir.   Wings  pnle.  (Young.) 

Ticngtii  to  tip  of  wings  10  inillim.     Alar  exi)nnso  10  millim. 

I/iili.  St.  Martin's  Falls.  Alltany  Kiver,  Hudson's  iJay  (iiarn- 
ston)  ;  Europe,  Lapland  (Zetterslcdt) ;  Iceland  (Slaudinycr). 

26.  L.  pudicus! 

Limunjildliis  pudicus  Ilagen  t 

Fusco-einereons,  with  fuscous  hair ;  antennic  fuscous,  suhannti- 
iated  with  pale,  the  basal  article  blackish-fuscous;  abdomen  testa- 
ceous beneath  ;  feet  testaceous,  with  black  spines,  anterior  ones  a 
little  obscure  ;  anterior  tibiic  spotted  with  black,  apices  of  the  tar- 
sal articles  blackish  ;  wings  brownish-hyaline,  i)artly  with  fuscous 
veins,  the  posterior  margin  and  ape.x  oltsoletely  guttated  with  fus- 
cous;  ptcrostignia  fuscous,  with  a  discoidal  subliyaline  spot;  pos- 
terior wings  grayish-hyaline. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  millini.     Alar  expanse  25  niillira, 

J/al).   New  York ;  Washington  (Ostea  Sackeii). 

Allied  to  L.  costalis,  Slei)hens. 

27.  L.  griseus! 

Phrjiiinnia  ijrisia  Linn. —  Limnrphihtii  grisius  Walk,!  Catal.  27,  28.  (With 
tho  synonyms)  ;  Berlin.  Eat.  Zoit.  Ill,  p.  143. 

Rufo-cinereous ;  antennre  fuscous,  annulated  with  pale  ;  thoriix 
paler  in  the  nuddle  ;  abdomen  blackish-gray,  each  side  with  a  lu- 
teous  stripe ;  feet  testaceous ;  anterior  wings  narrow,  cinereous, 
spotted  with  fuscous  and  black,  the  ajiex  and  posterior  margin  with 
spots  which  are  often  confluent ;  a  rhombical  spot  upon  the  mid- 
dle, and  s|)ots  about  the  anastomosis,  which  arc  milky-hyaline; 
veins  fuscons;  posterior  wings  grayish-hyaline,  the  ai)ex  obscurer. 

Var.  Points  and  spots  partly  or  altogetlier  confluent,  or  almost 
absent. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  millim.     Alar  expanse  22  millim. 

I/ub.  Greeidand  (Kolenati) ;  Europe ;  Asia,  cummun  every- 
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28.  L.  plaga. 

JJmniiihilus  plaga  Walk.l  Catal.  35,  63. 

TestftC'ooua,  with  palo  linir,  niul  lonfrcr  black  i»iIo ;  (interior 
vviiiffs  jtiilo  tostncc'oiis,  a  larfjo,  subquadnito,  fiisootiH  spot  l)ehirul 
the  iniddh.' ;  tiic  npox  Kubrcliciiliited  with  fiisooiiH,  niid  with  two 
patciies  of  fuscous.     (From  the  description  of  Wallicr.) 

L('nj::tli  to  tip  of  wings  13  millim.     Alar  expanse  21  niillirn. 

Jfiili.  Nova  Si.'otia  (Redman). 

Allied  to  /.  trunaculata ; — a  most  beautiful  species. 

GonuttahUns  silc/iensis  Kolenati,  Wiener  Ent.  Monatsehr.  1859, 
p.  17,  froiii  North  America  is  spolien  of,  but  only  by  name  ;  it  is 
unknown  to  me. 


Sub-Oonus  Desmotaulius  Koi.enati. 

29.  L.  bimaculatuB. 

Limni'p/iilus  himaculatus  Walk.l  Catal.  30,  40. 

Testaceous,  with  pale  hair,  and  lonp^er,  black  pile;  antennas  fer- 
rnf^inons;  thorax  bivittated  with  piceous;  anterior  wings  obso- 
letely  irroratod  witii  pale,  especially  at  the  base;  posterior  wings 
whitish.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11)  mil'i'u.     Alar  expanse  3-1  millim. 

IJab.  St.  Martin's  Fulls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (13arns- 
ton). 

It  Is  allied  to  L.  famiijalns  Germar,  but  the  wings  are  shorter. 

30.  L.  planiftons! 

Desmotaulius  planifrons  Kol.  Trich.  .')G,  1 ;  Walk.  Catal.  36,  56. 

Fuscous,  with  luteous  hairs;  antennas  brown,  annulated  with 
luteous ;  head  with  two  tubercles  posteriorly,  prothorax,  and  a 
double  stripe  upon  the  metathorax,  luteous;  feet  luteous,  with 
black  si)ines;  anterior  wings  broader,  luteo-fuscoua,  with  fuscous 
hair,  obsoletely  marked  with  luteous;  at  the  posterior  margin  the 
veins  elevated  fuscous  ;  posterior  wings  lutco-hyalinc. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  millim.     Ahir  expanse  25  millim. 

I/ab.  (Jreenland;  Labrador  (Collection  of  llagen). 


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Spurs  1,  3,  4;  apex  of  the  anterior  wings  elliptieal. 

1.  A.  aordidal 

Anabolia  sonliila  Ilagen ! 

Knfo-fnscons,  with  blnck  hnir;  antcnnie  fnscotis;  head  and  thorox 
at  dlsji  rnfoiis ;  feet  nifo-fnscous,  with  blaciv  spines,  the  tibirc  oh- 
Kcurer  exteriorly;  anterior  winurs  soiled-lutcons,  densely  jiointed 
with  fuscous,  almost  nuked,  finely  rugulose,  thyridiuni  pule;  ele- 
vated veins  snaooth,  fnscoua,  the  apex  partly  interrupted  with 
luteous  ;  posterior  wings  fusco-hyaline. 

Mitk.  Superior  aiiul  apjienihiges  long,  laminated,  the  apex  a 
little  oblique;  the  inferior  appendages  acute,  a  litt)  •  shorter, 
oblique. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  18  millim.     Alar  expanse  35  millim. 

JJab.  N.  Ked  River;  Xorthern  Illinois  (Kennitott). 

2.  A.  punctatisBlma. 

Ilalksita  punctalissimus  Walk. !  Catal.  17,  IG. 

Testaceous,  broad  ;  antenna)  stout ;  anterior  wings  broad,  finely 
rugulose,  closely  freckled  with  whitish,  the  anterior  margin  almost 
whitish;  a  spot  ui)uu  tlie  middle,  and  the  thyridium  whitish  ;  pos- 
terior wings  whitish.     (From  the  description  of  AVulker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  millim.     Alar  expanse  25  millim. 

Jffab.  Nova  Scotia  (Redman). 

8.  A.  consocia. 

Limncp/tilus  consocius  Walk.  1  Catal.  33,  47. 

Ferruginous,  with  pale  hair;  base  of  the  antenna)  black;  thorax 
with  a  broad  black  stripe ;  abdomen  black  above  ;  feet  testaceous ; 
anterior  wings  testaceous,  closely  irrorated  with  whitish,  the  spots 
often  confluent;  veins  fuscous;  posterior  wings  subhyuline.  (From 
the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  millim.     Alar  expanse  2G  millim. 

Hab.  North  America. 

It  is  allied  to  Stathmophorus  striatus  Kolenati. 


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AnaboUa  modista  Ilngen  I 

Nij?ro-pi('i'Otis,  with  black  hair;  jintonnnc  bliick,  narrowly  annu- 
lateu  witli  lulcoiis;  feet  luteous,  with  black  spines,  femora  piceous; 
anterior  wings  obtnse  at  the  apex,  fuscous,  ahjiost  naked,  8ul)rugu- 
I080,  Hparingly  irrorated  with  luteous,  veins  fuscous;  posterior 
wings  fiisco-liyaiine. 

Ma/r.   Superior  anal  appendages  laminated,  the  apex  incurved. 

Lengtli  to  tip  of  wings  U  millim.     Alar  expanse  2G  milliui. 

llub.  Labrador  (Christopher). 


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1   EC.  scabrlpennis ! 

Limnijiliilu  scabniuiuiii  Ranu).  1  Nuuropt.  488,  30;  Walk.  Catal.  47, 105. 
— Ncuroiiia  aittica  Walk. !  Catal.  U,  8. 

Ferruginous,  with  luteous  hair;  antenna)  ferruginous,  obsoletely 
annulated;  abdomen  luteous  beneath;  feet  luteous,  with  black 
spines;  apex  of  the  anterior  wings  broad,  elliptical,  lurid,  sub- 
tubercuhited,  with  nnraeruus  fuscous  points,  some  of  which  are 
confluent;  with  a  short,  discoidal,  incurved,  fuscous  band,  veins 
lurid;  posterior  wings  luteo-hyaline. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  20  millim.     Alar  expanse  36  millim. 

Ildh.  Georgia  (Abbot). 


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2.  H.  amicus! 

Ilallesus  amicus  Ilagen  1 

Luteous,  with  luteous  hair ;  antennie  luteous  ;  head,  thorax,  and 
dorsum  of  the  abdomen  fuscous  ;  feet  yellowish,  with  black  spines; 
anterior  wings  with  the  apex  obtuse,  pale  luteous,  subnude,  sub- 
tubcrculated,  with  an  apical  band  and  another  posteriorly,  at  the 
elevated  veins,  fuscous,  l)oth  longitudinal;  veins  luteous,  the  fourth 
and  Gflh  apical  ones,  and  behind  the  elevated  one,  fuscous ;  poste- 
rior wings  luteo-hyalih.      Male  and  female. 

Mole.  Superior  appendages  small,  luteous,  ovate;  the  larger 
hooks  fuscous,  distant  between  the  superior  appendages. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  U  millim.     Alar  expanse  32  millim. 


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3.  H.  hoBtis ! 

Jldllcnus  /loslis  Hagun ! 

Luteo-nifoiis,  with  lutcous  luiir;  i.iitennfc  stout,  Intoons;  tlionix 
each  side  .above,  nifo-fuscoiis  ;-fcot  Inteous,  witli  bhick  spinjs;  apex 
of  the  wincfs  broader ;  i)ale  luteo-hyaliiie,  hardly  with  luteous'liairs, 
siibrni^ulo.i.-;,  base,  at  the  anal  nn<rle,  and  the  third  apical  veiii 
fnscous;  a  lare^o,  oblique,  paler  spot  upon  the  middle,  veins  In- 
teous; posterior  winp's  luteo-iiyalinc.     .Male  and  female. 

Mak.  I'ostcrior  appendages  short,  luteons,  ovate,  adprcssed; 
the  intermediate  ones  loni>;er,  straight,  conie.d,  fuscous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  20  millini.     Alar  expanse  30  niillim. 

JI(il>.  N.  Red  lliver;  Northern  Illinois  (Kennicott). 

4.  H.  guttifer ! 

Ilalrsiis  ,/„//!/  r  Walk.!  Catal.  IG,  15. 

Testaceous  ;  antenme  ferruginous  ;  anterior  wings  tuberculous, 
with  an  obsolete,  subfuscous  spot  in  the  ai)ical  areol  >'s,  another 
at  the  thyridiiim,  and  a  black  dot  in  the  third  apical  areolet ; 
posterior  wings  whitish  ;  feet  and  palni  testaceous. 

Mi/c.  The  fuscous  spots  of  the  anterior  wings  are  sometimes 
obsolete. 

Lengtn  to  tip  of  wings  20  millim.     Ahiv  expanse  30—42  millim. 

I/(tl>.  St.  ^rartin's  Falls,  All)any  Kiver,  Ilmlsou's  Bay,  (Hams- 
ton);  Georgia  (Abbot);  New  Orleans. 

It  is  very  much  like  Enoicyhi  suhfasciuta  Say,  but  the  spurs  will 
easily  distinguish  it. 

5.  H.  indistinctuB. 

LiiHii</i/,ili,s  iiiilisll,ic/Hs  Walii.!  Catal.  37,  (10. 

Testaceous;  antenna)  pale  ferruginous;  head  and  thorax  ferru- 
ginous; anterior  wings  pale  testaceous;  with  a  Ijroad  fuscous  vitta 
at  the  posterior  margin,  ai'd  a  fuscous  line  between  the  fourth  and 
fifth  sul)apical  areolets ;  thyridiuni  whitish.  (From  the  deso'iption 
of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  29  millim. 

Ilab.  St.  John,  Newfoundland. 

Is  it  //  aiin'cKs  ? 


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0.  H.  mutatua ! 

llitlli  sii.'i  nnilatus  llagon  ! 

Fuscous,  with  fuscous  liair-  anteniifc  brown,  aniiulated  with  lu- 
teous;  fcot  yellowish,  .•itli  blaclc  spines,  base  of  tibia3,  as  well  as 
the  niithlle  and  ai)ex,  marked  with  fuscous;  wings  fuscous,  finely 
tubercuhitod,  closely  pjuttated  with  pale;  a  semicircular  stripe  at 
the  anastomosis  apically,  and  a  discoidai  irrej^nilar  spot,  pale  hya- 
line; veins  fuscous  ;  ])osterior  winj^s  l)rownisli-liyaline.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  15  millim.     Alar  expanse  20  millim. 

J/(il).  Lat)rador. 

The  specimen  is  mutilated, 

Ildllmux  iiKtrnHpinnis  Kolenati,  from  North  America,  Wien.  Ent.  '-ieit. 
IcSfjO,  1).  IS,  is  noticed  only  hy  iiaiuo  ; — it  is  unknown  to  mo. 

7.  H.  solidus! 

Ifalli'siis  solidus  Ilagen ! 

liUteo-testaceous  ;  antennrc  brownish-black,  the  basal  article  and 
head  lutco-fuscous ;  feet  luteous,  with  black  spines;  wings  luteo- 
tce.taceons,  the  dorsal  portion  densely  covered  with  black  hair, 
subhyaline,  subscabrous,  veins  sparingly  interrupted  witli  fuscous; 
with  a  niaculose  streak  behind,  and  a  marginal  one,  brownish- 
black  ;  posterior  wings  luteo-hyaline.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  16  millim.     Alar  expanse  30  millim. 

Hub.  .Mexico  (Dcppe). 


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Spurs  arranged  1,  2,  2. 

Suli-Oenua  (uew). 

1.  E.  areolata. 

Limii'jiliihis  areolnlus  Walk.l  C-^.tal.  Sf),  .'J;'). 

Black-gray,  with  black  hair;  femora  obscure  ferruginous;  ante- 
rior wings  whitish,  '.vith  black  veins,  many  of  the  areoles  with  fus- 
cous bands,  the  apical  ones  with  broader  bands  ;  margins  ciliated, 
(From  the  iloscrii)tion  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  1  millim.     Alar  expanse  13  millim. 

llah.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Uudson's  i5ay  (Burns- 
ton). 

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2.  E.  intercisa ! 

Limncphiius  intercisus  Walk.l  Catal.  30,  41, 

Fuscous,  with  white  hair;  antennie  fuscous,  annulated  with  hi- 
teous;  feet  luteous,  with  blaclv  spiues,  spurs  short;  anterior  win-s 
long,  narrow,  fuscous,  subtuberculous,  with  white  hair;  with^a 
discoitlal,  oblique,  spot,  the  thyridium  and  a  point  at  the  margin 
of  each  apical  areole,  whitish-hyaline;  veins  lurid;  posterior  wings 
grayish-hyaline.     .Male. 

Var.  Black,  antenna  and  feet  ferruginous ;  thorax  striped  with 
hoary;  anterior  wings  fuscous,  irrorate  with  whitish,  with  some  ob- 
long darker  brown  and  whitish  discoidal  spots,  and  with  small 
white  spots  at  the  apex  ;  posterior  wings  somewhat  gray.  (From 
the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  18  millim.     Alar  expanse  34  millim 
Hah.  St.  Martin's  Fulls,  All)any  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (liarn- 
ston). 


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3.  E.  praeterita  ! 

Limncphiius  praeteritus  Walk.!  Catal.  32,  44. 

Black,  with  pale  hair;  antennte  stout,  black;  feet  blackish- 
brown,  with  fuscous  spines,  spurs  rather  short,  fuscous ;  anterior 
wings  short,  the  apex  elliptical ;  surface  subtuberculated,  with  a 
few  longer,  fuscous  hairs,  gray-hyaline,  sparingly  sprinkled  with 
fuscous ;  fuscous  guttas  at  the  anal  angle,  at  the  posterior  margin 
and  at  the  pterostigma,  which  are  confluent;  veins  black;  The 
margins  with  short  cilia3 ;  posterior  wings  cinereo-hyaline. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 

Hub.  Arctic  America,  Mackenzie  and  Slave  Rivers  (Richard- 
son). 


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4.  E.  difficills. 

Limiiephilw-  difficilis  Walk.!  Catal.  34,  fiO. 

Testaceous,  with  pale  hair;  antennae  fuscous,  the  two  basal  arti- 
cles altogether  and  the  base  of  the  following  ones  testaceous  ;  an- 
terior wings  subtestaceous,  closely,  but  indistinctly  irrorated  with 
hyaline,  spots  often  confluent;  veins  ferruginous;  posterior  wings 
hyaline.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tij)  of  wings  15  millim.     Alar  expanse  28  millim. 

Hab.  Nova  Scotia  (Redman), 


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Sub-Genu8  (new). 

5.  £.  Bubfasciata! 

Phri/'jiiiu-d  milfiixriald  Say.  Long's  Expert.  II,  308,  1 ;     American  Entom. 
ill,  pi.  44  left  hand  figure.     Walk.  Catal.  11,  14. 

Yellow,  with  liiteous  hair;  antenna3  black,  annulatcd  with  lu- 
teous,  the  basal  article  rufous  beneath ;  head  and  thorax  orange 
above ;  feet  yellow,  with  black  spines,  spurs  fuscous ;  anterior 
win^s  broad,  subrup:ulose,  ochreous,  the  apex  margined  with  fus- 
cous, the  disk  with  a  fuscous  circle,  which  is  interrupted  anteriorly 
and  posteriorly ;  thyridiura  whitish ;  veins  ochreous ;  posterior 
wipgf  luteo-liyaline.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  22  millim.     Alar  expanse  40  millira. 

Hah.  Philadelphiii,  Pennsylvania;   Northwest  Territory  (Say). 

Var.  Wings  immaculate.    (Say.) 

6-  E.  designata! 

Limnephilus  designatus  Walk.!  Catal.  24,  19, 

Fuscous,  with  luteous  hair  ;  antenna)  lurid  ;  thorax  above,  bivit- 
tated  with  lurid ;  abdomen  luteous  beneath;  feet  yellow,  with  black 
spines,  spurs  long,  luteous;  anterior  wings  luteous,  almost  shining, 
with  a  longitudinal  stripe,  which  is  broader  towards  the  apex,  and 
margined  with  fuscous  ;  veins  luteous  ;  posterior  wiugs  luteo-hya- 
line.     ]Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  \yings  18  millim.     Alar  expanse  34  millira. 

Ihth.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston) ;  Arctic  America,  Slave  and  Mackenzie  Rivers,  Great  Bear 
Lake  (Richardson)  ;  Nova  Scotia  (Redman). 

7.  E.  lepida! 

Enuicijhi  Upkla  Hagen! 

Luteo-rufous,  with  luteous  hair;  antenna;  fuscous,  annulated  with 
luteous,  the  basal  article  luteous;  head  and  thorax  above,  rufous  ; 
feet  yellowish,  with  black  spines;  spurs  yellowish;  anterior  wings 
broader,  rugulose,  subuude,  luteous,  with  a  fuscous  point  in  the 
])ase  of  the  third  areole ;  veins  luteous ;  posterior  wings  luteo- 
hyaline.     Male. 

Lenglh  to  tip  of  wings  15  millim.     Alar  expanse  28  millim. 

Hub.  rennsylvania. 


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APATANIA  KoLEXATi. 
Spurs  arranged  1,  2,  4. 

1.  A.  nigra. 

Polamaria  ni(jra  Walk.!  Catal.  83,  4. 

Black,  witli  black  pile;  beneath,  a  little  clothed  with  luteous 
hair;  antennai  rather  short;  breast  grayish;  a})ices  of  the  abdomi- 
nal segments,  base  of  the  tarsi,  and  tibiaj  ferruginous;  wings 
blackish,  clothed  with  black  pile.  (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  9  niillim.     Alar  expanse  16  millim. 

Hab.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barns- 
ton). 

2.  A.  pallida ! 

Apatania pallida  \\!\.c,Q\\\ 

Black,  with  luteous  pile;  antenna?  black;  feet  pale,  with  black 
spines,  femora  fuscous;  anterior  wings  luteo-hyaline,  and  the  veins 
same  color,  with  luteous  pile  and  cilia ;  posterior  wings  hyaline. 
Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8  millim.     Alar  expanse  15  millim. 

Hub.  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada  (Osten  Sacken). 

Sub-Family  SERICOSTOMIDES. 
Ocelli  absent ;  palpi  pilose. 

SERICOSTOMA  Latkeili,e. 

Spurs  arranged  2,  2,  4 ;  maxillary  palpi  of  the  males  4-jointed, 
covering  the  face  like  a  mask. 

1.  S.  americanum. 

Sericosloiiia  americanum  Walk.!  Catal.  85,  8. 

Black,  clothed  with  black  hair:  antenna?  twice  the  length  of  the 
body;  feet  piceous ;  wings  blackish-fuscous,  pilose;  the  anterior 
wings  much  longer  than  the  posterior  ones.  (From  the  description 
of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  19  millim.     Alar  expanse  34  millim. 

Ilab.  Georgia  (Abbot). 


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2.  S.  cracsicorne. 

Ilijdropsyche  crassicornis  Walk.!  Catal.  113,  35. 

Ferruginous,  with  lurid  hair;  antennae  stout,  longer  than  the 
body,  articles  paler  at  their  bases;  pal})i  and  feet  testaceous;  wings 
cinereous,  with  fulvous  i)ile;  onterior  wings  with  a  hynline  spot  at 
the  base  of  the  apical  areolets;  veins  fuscous.  (From  the  descrip- 
tion of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11  millira.     Alar  expanse  20  niillim. 

JIab.  Georgia  (Abbot). 


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NOTIDOBIA  Stephens. 

Spurs  arranged  2,  2,  4 ;  maxillary  palpi  of  the  males  masking 
the  face,  recurved. 

1.  N.  borealis  I 

Notidobia  borealis  Hagenl 

Brownish-black,  with  luteous  hair;  antennte  bright  yellow,  the 
basal  article  and  the  palpi  black,  hairy;  feet  pale,  whitish;  wings 
fusco-hyaline,  the  anterior  wings  densely  covered  with  luteons  hair, 
and  ciliated  with  luteous.     ^lale. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  1  millira.     Alar  expanse  13  millim. 

Ifab.  Washington;  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada  (Ostcn  Sacken). 

2.  N.  pyraloidea! 

Nutidobia  pijraloides  Walk.l  Catal.  90,  2. 

Fulvous,  with  fulvous  hair;  antennas  twice  the  length  of  the 
body,  testaceous,  with  the  base  fuscous,  and  the  apices  of  the  basal 
articles  testaceous  ;  the  first  article  stout,  testaceous ;  feet  testace- 
ous ;  wings  fuscous,  with  fuscous  pile  and  ciliie  ;  veins  fuscolis. 

Leiiglli  to  tip  of  wiiigs  14  millim.     Alar  expanse  25  millim. 

Hub.  Georgia  (Abbot)  ;  North  America;  Pennsylvania, 


3.  N.  lutea ! 

Nutidobia  lutea  Hagen ! 

Yellow,  with  liiteous  hair ;  antonnie  subannulatcd  with  brown ; 
]ial]»i  yellow,  ii  t  riorly  with  black  hair;  feet  yellowish;  wings  yel- 
lowish hyaline,  ;;)  .ringly  clothed  with  luteous  hairs  and  ciliated 
with  luteous;  posterior  wings  hyaline.     ]Male  and  female. 


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liCiif^th  to  tip  of  wings  6^  millim. 
Hub. 


Alar  expanse  11  millim. 


St.  Domingo. 


BRACHYCENTRUS  Cdutis. 
Spnrs  arranged  2,  3,  3. 

1.  B.  fuliginosuB. 

Bradujcunlrus  fuliginosus  Walk.!  Catal.  88,  7. 

Black,  with  hoary  hair;  aiitennie  long,  ferruginous,  apices  of  the 
abdominal  segments,  and  the  legs  testaceous;  pali)i  testaceous,  with 
the  apex  blackish;  the  anterior  wings  grayish-fuseous,  veins  ferru- 
ginous ;  posterior  wings  cinereous.  (From  the  description  of 
Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  millim.     Alar  expanse  26  millim. 

Ilah.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
stou). 

2.  B.  incanus  I 

BrachjjCLiitrus  incanus  Hagen ! 

Black;  sjiaringly  clothed  with  hoary  hair;  antenna)  black,  feet 
pale,  femora  black;  anterior  wings  long,  grayish-hyaline,  with  some 
luteous  spots,  and  sparse  luteous  pile  ;  veins  gray ;  posterior  wings 
grayish-hyaline.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  millim.     Alar  expanse  24  millim. 

llab.  Washington,  April  (Osteu  Sacken). 

It  is  similar  to  U.  subnubilus  Curtis. 


SILO  Cl'ktis. 
Spurs  arranged  2,  4,  4. 

1.  S.  californicus! 

Silo  californicus  Hagen  1 

Fuscous;  antennai  stout,  brownish-black ;  head  and  thorax  black, 
with  yellow  pile  ;  feet  fuscous;  anterior  wings  fuscous,  with  fuscous 
pile,  veins  blackish  fuscous ;  some  yellow,  hairy  streaks  between 
the  longitudinal  veins;  posterior  wings  fuscous.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  17  millim.     Alar  expanse  32  millim. 

Ilab.  iS'orth  California. 


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2.  8.  griseus! 

Silo  yriscus  Uagen ! 

Brownish-gray,  with  fuscous  hair;  antciinao  brownish-gray,  the 
apex  subannulated  with  lurid  ;  head,  and  thorax  above,  rufeseent; 
feet  pale,  the  posterior  ones  and  the  spurs  fuscous  ;  anterior  wings 
narrow,  brownish-gray,  hairy,  with  long  cilii/ ;  posterior  wings 
cinereous.     Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  6  miliim.     Alar  expanse  11  millim. 

JIab.  Trenton  Falls  (Osteu  Sacken). 

MORMONIA  Stephens. 

Spurs  arranged  2,  4,  4;  antennas  with  the  basal  joint  long, 
thick,  very  hirsute. 

1.  M.  togata! 

Mormonia  togata  Hagen  1 

Brownish-gray;  with  luteous  hair;  antennas  pilose,  pale  yellow, 
annulated  with  fuscous,  the  basal  article  long,  brownish-gray, 
hairy ;  palpi  and  feet  pale ;  abdomen  fuscous  ;  anterior  wings  nar- 
row, fuscous,  with  luteons  hair,  veins  fuscous,  with  fuscous  pile; 
posterior  wings  cinereous.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  9  millim.     Alar  expanse  16.  millim. 

Hub.  Washington;  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada (Osten  Sacken). 

DASYSTOMA  Rambub. 
Spurs  arranged  2,  2,  2. 

1.  D.  DumeroBum. 

Phryganva  numerosa  Say,  Western  Quart.  Rep.  1823,  II,  p.  IGO,  2. 

Black,  with  cinereous  hair ;  antennas  as  long  as  the  body,  pale 
fuscous,  the  basal  article  black,  hairy;  palpi  pale  fuscous;  head 
short,  black,  densely  covered  with  cinereous  hair;  thorax  black, 
with  cinereous  hair  ;  feet  pale  fuscous  ;  abdomen  black,  the  apices 
of  the  segments  pale  rufous,  lateral  line  rufous ;  wings  whitish- 
brown,  immaculate,  veins  fuscous.  (From  the  description  of 
Say.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 
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"  This  species  appears  in  vast  imnibers  early  in  ISfay,  from  the 
"7tli  to  tlio  Otl>  of  tliat  niontli,  on  th(;  Ohio  River.  Having  u 
"  white  appearance  when  flying,  they  niiglit  be  compared  to  flakes 
"of  snow  in  a  moderate  fall  of  that  meteor."     (Say.) 

May  it  not  belong  to  Ihachycentrusl    Can  it  be  Ji  fidif/inostts? 


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2.  D.  laterale. 

Phrijijama  lateralis  Say,  Western  Qnart.  Rep.  1821?,  II,  p.  161,  3. 


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antenna;  and  mouth  pale;  feet  whitish;  abdomen  black,  with  a 
lateral  \)iilc  stripe,  and  the  apices  of  tlie  segments  pale;  aj)pendages 
white;  wings  whitish,  the  anterior  ones  spotted  with  fuscous,  a 
common  spot  on  the  middle  of  thu  inner  margin,  and  several  near 
the  tip  somewhat  arranged  into  a  band,  the  costal  one  of  which  is 
larger;  posterior  wings  white,  immaculate.  (From  the  descrip- 
tion of  Say.) 

licngth  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  18  millim. 

Ildb.  "  Shippingsport,  Kentucky,  Ohio  River;  they  appeared 
"  ia  very  great  numbers  at  the  banks  of  the  Oliio  on  the  21st  of 
"  May;  judging  from  the  small  space  of  about  half  a  mile  on  the 
"  Indiana  side  of  the  river,  where  I  had  the  op()orlunity  to  see 
"  them,  their  number  could  have  been  but  little  inferior  to  that  of 
"  P.  namerosa,  which  occurred  a  few  days  before,  but  of  which  a 
"  specimen  was  now  rarely  to  be  seen."     (Say.) 

3Iay  it  not  belong  to  lirnc/ii/centnisf 

HYDROPTILA  Damiax. 
Spurs  of  the  male  arranged  0,  3,  4;  female  0,  2,  4. 

1.  H.  tenebrosa. 

Uydroptila  tenebrosa  Walk.  Catal.  1?A,  11. 

Blackish  ;  antennte  fuscous,  the  basal  article  larger,  ovate  ;  feet 
testaceous;  wings  blackish-gray,  ciliated,  with  black  veins.  (From 
the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  4  millim.     Alar  expanse  6  millim. 

Hub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  lludsou's  Bay  (Barn- 
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JJijilro/ilild  alliiroruis  Ilaf^ffll  I 

Gray  ;  untcniui'  stout,  siiow-wliite,  witli  the  middle  and  apex 
fuscous;  pulj)!  whitish;  head  vvitli  sriow-wliito  hair,  tlio  vertex 
with  fuscous  hair;  thorax  fuscous;  feet  wliitisli,  the  posterior  ours 
ciliated  with  white;  anterior  wings  grayish-fuscous,  ciliated  with 
gray,  the  margin  and  disk  pointed  with  snow-white;  posterior 
wings  gray,  clothed  and  ciliated  with  gray  hair.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  3^  millini.     Alar  expanse  0  millim. 

Ilab.  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada  (Osten  Sacken). 

3.  H.  tarsalis ! 
llydroptila  tarsalis  Ilagen ! 

Gray;  antcnna3  somewhat  robust,  rather  long,  fuscous,  with 
gray  hair;  palpi  lilaek,  the  apex  snow-white;  head  black,  the 
vertex  while;  thorax  fuscous;  feet  whitish,  anterior  tibia),  spurs, 
and  tarsi  fuscous,  the  latter  annulated  with  white ;  posterior  feet 
with  gray  cilia;  anterior  wings  fuscous,  the  anterior  margin  l)lack, 
ciliated  with  gray,  and  pointed  with  snow  white;  posterior  wings 
with  gray  hairs  and  cilia.     Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  3  millim.     Alar  expanse  5,^  naillira. 

Ilab.  St,  Lawrence  River,  Canada  (Osten  Sacken). 

Is  this  the  other  sex  of  the  preceding  species  ? 

I.  Maxillary  palpi  of  both  sexes  with  five  articles. 

Suh-Fam.  LKr'J'OCEKIDKS. 

Ocelli  wanting ;  antennas  setaceous,  long,  or  extremely  long ; 
maxillary  pali)i  elongated,  hirsute,  with  the  last  article  mobile. 


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Spurs  arranged  2,  4,  4, 

1.  M.  inconspicua. 

Leptocerus  i/iconspicuus  Walk.!  Catal.  71,  (i3. 

Ferruginous,  with  pale  hairs:  base  of  the  antennre  testaceous; 
palpi  and  feet  testaceous;  al)domen  blackish;  wings  gray,  with 
testaceous  hair  and  pale  veins,    (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 


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(*,^,- 


Lenji^lh  to  tip  of  wings  12  millira.     Alar  cxpanso  23  milllm. 
Ilah.  Georgia  (Abbot).     It  is  allied  to  M.  anyustata. 

2.  M.  cinerea ! 

Miht/iiia  cintrra  Ilagenl 

Ferruginous,  sparingly  clothed  with  gray  hair;  antennaj  stout, 
ferruginous;  pal [li  ferruginous  ;  anterior  feet  ferruginous,  the  four 
l)osterior  ones  gray,  the  tarsi  with  bluck  spines;  wings  narrow, 
gray,  clothed  with  gray  hair,  the  apex  obsoletely  luarmorated  with 
fuscous  ;  posterior  wings  gray. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  niillim.     Alar  expanse  23  niillim. 

Hub.  St.  Lawrence  lliver,  Canada  (Osteu  Sacken).  Can  this 
be  M.  inconsjnciia  ? 

3.  M.  rufa  I 

Molanna  rufa  Ilatren ! 

Rufo-fuseous,  with  fuscous  hair;  antennre  and  palpi  rufous;  feet 
testaceous,  the  anterior  ones  and  femora  rufous  ;  abdomen  fuscous; 
wings  fuscous,  with  rufous  hair ;  posterior  wings  fuscous ;  veins 
fuscous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  18  millim. 

Hub.  Trenton  Falls  (Osten  Sacken). 

LEPTOCERUS  Leacu. 
Spurs  arranged  2,  2,  2;  antenna)  of  the  males  extremely  long. 

1.  L.  albostictus ! 

Lcjitocerus  albostictus  Haqen ! 

Luteous  ;  autenniu  black,  the  basal  half  narrowly  annulated  with 
white,  the  basal  article  rufous;  palpi  fuscous;  head  with  snow- 
white  hair ;  abdomen  fuscous ;  feet  whitish,  anterior  tibiio  and 
tarsi  spotted  with  fuscous ;  anterior  wings  luteous,  all  over  very 
liuely  pointed  with  white,  and  with  an  aual  snow-white  spot ;  veins 
luteous  ;  cilia  fuscous  ;  posterior  wings  gray.     Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11  millim.     Alar  expanse  21  millim. 

Hab.  North  America.    (Collection  of>lIagen.) 

2.  L.  lugens ! 

Leptoccrus  lugcna  Hagen ! 

Fuscous ;  autenna3  black,  the  basal  half  annulated  with  snow- 


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wliitc;  imlpi  fuscous;  hciid  with  finow-wliito  hair;  feet  snow- 
wliito,  Iiaso  of  tlio  femora  fuscous,  the  four  anterior  tursi  spotted 
with  fuscous ;  anterior  wiiif«;s  rufo-fuscous,  with  fuscous  hair,  and 
luteous  hair  intermixed,  a  whitish-yellow  spot  at  the  anal  angle; 
veins  fuscous ;  cilia  paler ;  posterior  winga  gray.  Male  and 
female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11  millira.     Alar  expanse  21  millim. 

Huh.  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada  (Osten  Sackcn). 

3.  L.  dilutus  I 

Leptocerus  dilutus  Hagon ! 

Grayish-fuscous ;  antenna;  fuscous,  the  basal  half  broadly  annu- 
lated  with  snow-white;  palpi  fuscous,  with  snow-white  hair;  head 
with  snow-white  hair;  feet  snow-white,  bases  of  the  femora  a  little 
obscured;  alu'omen  fuscous;  anterior  wings  gray,  with  luteous 
hair,  soDietin.^o  obsoletely  varied  with  fuscous;  veins  gray;  cilia 
fuscous ;  with  an  anal  yellowish  spot ;  posterior  wings  gray. 
Male  and  female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  1 — 10  millira.  Alar  expanse  13 — 10 
millim. 

Hub.  Chicago  (Osten  Sackcn). 

4.  L.  niger! 

rhryijaiHU  nigra  Linnc. — Mystacidfs  nigra  Pict. !  Pliryg.  1G9,  10,  pi.  xli, 
fig.  .'). — Leptocerus  niger  Walk.  I  Catal.  58,  6.  (With  the  synon- 
ymy). 

Black,  shining,  with  black  hair;  antenna;  black,  the  l)aRal  half 
annulated  with  snow-white,  the  basal  article  rufous;  head  black, 
shining ;  i)alpi  very  densely  black-hirsute ;  abdomen  black  ;  feet 
luteous,  intermediate  ones  snow-white,  tarsi  spotted  with  fuscous ; 
anterior  wings  steel-blue  black,  posterior  wings  blackish.     Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  7^  millim.     Alar  expanse  14  millim. 

ILtb.  AVashington  (Osten  Sacken)  ;  it  is  found  everywhere  in 
Europe. 

6.  L.  sepulchralis. 

Leptocerus  sepulchralis  Walk.  1  Catal.  70,  .I?. 

Black,  with  black  hair;  antenna;  black,  the  base  annulated  with 
white;  apex  of  the  abdomen  ferruginous ;  feet  testaceous;  wings 
blackish.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 


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278 


NEUUKl'TKHA  or  NDHTII  AMKHK.'A. 


I- 


riiMi^tli  to  tip  of  mu^H  8  inilliiii.     Aliir  oxpiiiiHu  13  iiiilliin. 
//«/>.   St.  Martin's  Falls,  Ailmiiy  llivcr,  Hudson's  Hay  (IJurns- 
toii).     Very  closely  allied  to  /-.  n/fr,  I'ictet;  is  il  distinct? 

0.  L.  variegatusl 

Lilihircriia  vnritijalm  Ilngcu  ! 

Lnteo-fusoous,  with  snow-wliite  Imir  ;  nntcnniD  luteo-fnscons,  tho 
liasal  half  nnnnlated  with  snow-white,  the  basal  article  Inteo-fiis- 
cous  ;  pal|)i  fuscous,  with  gray  hair;  head  fuscous,  sparingly  dotlird 
wilii  while  hair;  feet  giay,  tarsi  snow-while,  spotted  with  fuscous; 
anterior  wings  grayish-fuscons,  with  hrown  and  gray  hairs,  spotted 
with  gray,  cspociuUy  at  the  apex,  margin  and  anal  iwAv  ,  veins 
stout,  fuscous  ;  posterior  wings  cinereous.      Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  niillini.     Alar  expanse  27  niilliin. 

llnb.   Chicago  (Osteu  Sacken). 

7.  L.  aubmacula. 

Lijilocinm  suhmacula  Walk.!  C-.tal.  70,  Ti!). 

Black,  with  black  hair ;  nnteniia'  extremely  long;  i)alpi  hairy; 
tibiic  and  tarsi  teslaccDus ;  wiiius  cinereous,  the  anterior  ones 
sprinkled  willi  white,  and  with  three  whitish  spots,  the  one  basnl, 
the  second  discoidal,  subcostal,  and  the  third  anal  ;  veins  black. 
(From  tliL  description  of  Walker.) 

I.ength  to  tip  of  wings  14  nuilim.     Alar  expanse  2.'")  miilini. 


Hub.  St.   Lawrence  River, 
is  it  perhaps,  Jj.  vuriet/dliis? 


It  is  allied  to  L.  vcnusiis  Hand*.; 


mh  I. 


8.  L.  mentiens. 

Lv/itoctriis  miiitii'iis  Walk.  !  Catal.  71,  (!0. 

Ferruginous,  hairy;  antenna'  black,  nnnnlated  with  white;  palpi 
hairy;  tarsi  banded  with  white;  nntf^rior  wings  cincreo-fuscous, 
with  ferruginous  pubescence,  veins  icrnigiiions ;  posterior  wings 
cinereous.     (From  the  descriptio"  .''"\'.  dIk'  ■  ) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.     ^Vlar  expanse  10  millim. 

Hub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  llivei',  Hudson's  Uay  (l>arn- 
ston).     Is  this  L.  lumens  Hagen  ? 

9.  L.  incertuB. 

Lijitorcnts  incirtus  Walk.  !  Catal.  71,  01. 

Obscure  testaceous,  with  golden  hair,  and  more  scarce  black  pile; 


LEl'TDCEUL'S. 


27 !» 


beiR'uUi  wliilish;  anl»!nnro  extremely  lonn,  wliitisli;  jjiilpi  Imiry; 
U[)ex  of  the  ivlxloiiu'ii  femiKinoiis ;  feet  whitish;  wiiij,',s  ciiuTeuuH, 
tlie  uiiteridr  oiieji  with  gohleii  imhescenee.  (From  the  dorteripfion 
of  Wuliier.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wiiijrH  7  millitn.     Alur  expanse  12  iniiiiiii. 

Hdh.  St.  Murtin'K  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  IJiiy  (iJiirn- 
Bton). 

10.  L.  elegans. 

("loi'm  iliijdiiH  W.ilk.l  Catal.  i)5,  5. 

TeKtaecous,  with  tcKtaccons  pile;  uutennni  aniiuhitod  with  lilack; 
wings  cinereous,  the  anterior  ones  with  testaceous  jnilicsccnce. 
(From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  uiillim.     Alar  expanse  23  niillim. 

J/ab.  North  America? 


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11.  L.  Indeciaus. 

(iitcra  iiiii  ctsa  W.alk. !  Catal.  t)5,  fi. 

lilack,  with  black  hair;  feet  ferruginous;  anlennie  extremely 
long;  palpi  very  hairy;  wings  blaekirth,  the  anterior  ones  with  fus- 
cous i)ubescence.     (From  the  descri[)tion  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  lip  of  wings  11  inillini.     Aliir  expanse  21  inilliin. 

J/ab.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  IJay  (IJarn- 
stou). 

12.  L.  latifascia.  • 
Notiilobia  latifascia  Walk!  Catal.  90,  3. 

Testaceous,  with  testaceous  hair ;  nntennre  annulatcd  with  fus- 
cous;  anterior  wings  with  a  broad,  oblifpie,  fuscous  band  upon  the 
middle;  posterior  wings  cinereous.  (From  the  description  of 
Walker. ) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  10  millim. 

Ilab.  North  America. 

13.  L.  tranaversus! 

Lcptocerus  transversus  llagen  1 

Grayish-fuscous,  with  snow-white  hair;  antcnna>  fuscous,  annu- 
latcd with  white,  the  basal  article  fuscous  ;  palpi  fuscous,  with  gray 
hair  ;  head  and  thorax  fuscous,  with  white  and  fuscous  hair  ;  feet 


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NEUROrTERA  OP  NORTH  AMERICA. 


lateo-fuscous,  with  snow-white  pile,  tarsi  spotted  with  fiiscons  ;  an- 
terior wings  fuscous,  ciliated  with  fuscous,  varied  with  cinereous, 
and  with  an  anal  cinereous  spot ;  veins  stout,  fuscous ;  posterior 
wings  cinereous  ;  abdomen  luteous.     Male  and  female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  7—9  millim.  Alar  expanse  13—17 
millim. 

Uah.  Washington  (Ostcn  Sacken). 

Lvptocerus  uwaroivii  Kol.  AVien.  Ent.  Zeit.  1859,  p.  58,  is  no- 
ticed only  by  name ;  it  is  entirely  unknown  to  me. 

8ET0DES  Ramdcb. 
Spurs  arranged  0,  2,  2. 

S.  ezquislta ! 

Leptocerus  exquisitus  Walk. !  Catal.  72,  65. 

Pale  yellow,  with  snow-white  hair ;  antenna)  luteous,  the  base 
annulated  with  fuscous,  the  basal  article  yellow,  with  snow-white 
hair ;  head  and  thorax  yellow,  with  snow-white  hair ;  palpi  and 
abdomen  yellow ;  feet  snow-white ;  anterior  wings  snow-white, 
with  some  transverse  luteous  bands,  the  apical  ones  maculose,  im- 
perfect ;  at  the  apex  of  the  posterior  margin  are  four  black  spots, 
and  some  obsolete  black  streaks;  posterior  wings  snow-white. 
Male  and  female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8—13  millim.  Alar  expanse  15—25 
millim. 

Hub.  Georgia  (Abbot);  Washington;  St.  Lawreiu^e  River, 
Canada  (Osten  Sacken).     This  is  an  extremely  beautiful  species. 

2.  S.  Candida ! 

Setodes  Candida  HagenI 

Pale  yellow,  with  snow-white  hair;  antenna?  fuscous,  the  basal 
half  yellowish,  annulated  with  fuscous,  the  basal  article  yellow, 
with  snow-white  piio  ;  head  and  thorax  with  enow-white  hair  ;  palpi, 
abdomen,  and  feet  pale  yellow;  anterior  wings  snow-white,  with 
luteous,  sparse  spots  all  over,  which  are  sometimes  obsolete ;  the 
postcnor  margin  a  little  marked  with  black,  the  anal  angle  ciliated 
with  black  ;  posterior  wings  snow-white.  Male  and  female.  The 
female  is  more  and  deeper  spotted  upon  the  wings  tha-  the  male. 


SET0DE8. 


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licngtii  to  tip  cf  wings  12 — 15  millim.  Alar  expanse  23 — 28 
miilirn. 

ILah.  Georgia;  Philadelpiii'i,,  Pennsylvania  (Zimmerman) ;  Ohio 
lliver  ;  Florida  (Osteu  Sackenj  ;  South  Carolina  (Zimmerman). 

3.  8.  nivea ! 

Setodes  tnvea  HagenI 

Brownish-black,  with  snow-white  hair  ;  antenna;  snow-white,  the 
base  subannulated  with  fuscous,  the  basal  article  yellow,  with  snow- 
white  hair;  head  yellow,  the  disk  brownish-black,  with  snow-white 
hair ;  thorax  brownish-black,  with  snow-white  hair ;  palpi  and  feet 
pale ;  abdomen  luteous ;  anterior  wings  snow-white,  with  fuscous 
veins,  at  the  apex  transversely,  obsoletely  clouded  ;  posterior  wings 
snow-white.     Male. 

licngth  to  tip  of  wings  15  millim.     Alar  expanse  28  millim. 

Hub.  St.  Lawi'cnce  lliver,  Canada  (Osteu  Sacken). 

4.  S.  ochracea! 

L,.ptoc<ruK  ochraceus  Curtis  I  Brit.  Ent.  II,  pi.  57  ;  Stoph.  Illust.  VI,  lO.'), 
1. — Phrygania  hectica  Zetterst.  'ns.  Lapp.  1072,  48. — Mystucides  ob- 
soliita  Ramb.l  Neuropt.  uU'J,  4. — Leptocerus  ochraceus  Walk.l  Catal. 
57,1. 

Pale  ochreous;  articles  of  the  antenna;  subfuscous ;  head,  tho- 
rax, abdomen,  palpi,  and  feet,  pale  ochreous,  ;  anterior  wings 
ochreous,  with  ochreous  pile  ;  veins  a  little  deeper  ;  posterior  wings 
pale.     Male  and  female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  millim.     Alar  expanse  2T  millim. 

Ifab.  (Georgia  (Abbot) ;  Europe  everywhere. 

I  observed  one  s[)ecimen  in  the  British  Museum  which  was  re- 
ferred to  Lcptocerus  (Molanna)  inconspicuus. 

5.  S.  ignita  I 

Leptocirus  {(juitus  Walk.!  Catal.  72,  G4. 

Pale  testaceous,  with  tescaceous  hair ;  antenntc  snow-white,  the 
basal  article  testaceous  ;  palpi  with  testaceous  hair  ;  head,  thorax, 
abdomen,  and  feet,  pale ;  anterior  wings  testaceous-yellow,  with 
yellow  hair  and  cilia,  a  point  upon  the  middle  of  the  posterior  mar- 
gin, and  another  anal  one,  black,  with  black  almost  elevated  pile ; 
posterior  wings  pale.     Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  19  millim. 


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282 


NKUUorTEUA  OF  NORTH  AMKKICA. 


I/al>.   (Juurgia  (Abbot);  Washington  (Osteii  Sackeiij  ;  Mexico 
(Dei)i)c). 


6.  S.  pavida ! 


.S'(  loil< 


J" 


da  Ilagen  ! 


)sciire- 


Palc  yt'llov  Willi  yellow  liair  ;  antennie  pale,  ammlated  ol 
ly  ;  i)ali)i,  Iiead,  thorax,  abdomen,  and  feet,  pale  yellow  ;  anterior 
wings  yellow,  with  yellow  hair  and  veins,  pointed  with  fuscous, 
the  points  small,  longitudinally  placed  in  series;  posterior  wings 
pale. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  7  millini.     Alar  expfnise  13  milliia, 

I[<ih.   Wasliington  (Osteu  Sacken). 

The  specimen  is  damaged. 

7.  S.  cinerasceiiB ! 
Sctodes  ciiiirascens  Hagen ! 

Palo  fnseons,  with  cinereous  hair  ;  antennae  (?  pale)  at  base,  with 
cinereous  hair  ;  head,  thora.\,  and  palpi,  fuscous,  with  cinereous 
hair;  IVct  luteons  ;  anterior  wings  cinereous,  with  cinereous  hair, 
varied  with  fuscous;  veins  with  dense  and  long  cinereous  anil  fus- 
cous hair;  cilia  cinereous;  jiosterior  wings  cinereous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  19  millim. 

If<(!>.   Washington  (Osten  Sacken). 

The  siiecimen  is  mutilated. 

8.  S.  flaveolata! 

Setoili  s  JJareolata  Hagen ! 

Pale  yellow,  with  yellow  hair ;  nntonnro  whitish-yellow,  a  little 
annulated  with  fuscous,  the  basal  article  yellow;  palpi,  head,  tho- 
rax, and  feet,  pale  yellow;  anterior  wings  yellow-ochreous,  with 
yellow  hair,  veins,  and  cilia;  posterior  wings  cinereous.  iMido  and 
female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  7  millim.     Alar  expanse  13  millim. 

Hab.  Washington  (Osten  Sacken)  ;  New  Orleans. 

9.  S.  resurgens. 

Liptorcnts  rfnurtjens  Walk.!  Catal.  70,  58. 

Fuscous,  with  whitish  hair;  palpi  and  feet  fulvous,  a  little  co- 
vered with  whitish  hair;  anterior  wings  fuscous,  with  white  spots 


SET0DE8. 


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at  tlic  base,  and  at  the  disk  and  apex  of  the  apical  areoles ;  pos- 
terior winp;s  cinereons.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  v/wgs  16  millim.     Ahir  expanse  30  niillim. 

Hub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barns- 
ton). 

10.  S.  albida.  , 

L,  ploa'.rus  alhidus  Walk.l  Catal.  71,  62. 

Fuscous,  with  whitish  hair  ;  base  of  the  antennic  annnlatcd  with 
white ;  palpi  testaceous ;  feet  whitish  ;  wiufrs  w  hitish,  with  testa- 
ceous veins.     (From  the  descrii)tion  of  Walker.) 

Lenrrih  to  tip  of  win?;s  13  millim.     Alar  expanse  25  millim. 

Ilab.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Ray  (Barns- 
ton). 

Allied  to  S.  resurgens; — may  it  not  be  immature  ? 

11.  S.  injusta ! 

Sctodca  injusta  Hagen ! 

Luteons,  with  luteous  hair;  antennsc  Inteous,  subannidiiled  with 
fuscous;  palpi  with  luteo-fuscous  pile;  feet  and  abdomen  ])ale  lu- 
teous; anterior  wings  luteous,  with  ochreous  pile  and  cilia,  the 
anterior  margin  at  base  a  little  ol)scurer;  the  anal  angle  a  little 
fuscoiis,  and  ciliated  with  fuscous  hair;  posterior  wings  luteous, 
with  pale  cilia.     Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 

Hah.  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada  (Osten  Sacken);  Chicago  (id.). 

12.  S.  immobilis! 

Sdodca  iiilinohilis  Ilageil ! 

Fuscous,  with  luteous  hair ;  ant^nna^  fuscous,  the  basal  article 
luteous;  palpi  with  fuscous  hair;  head  and  thorax  fuscous;  feet 
luteous;  abdomen  fusco-luteous ;  anterior  wings  fuscous,  with  lu- 
teous hair,  the  margin  obsoletely  spotted  with  fuscous,  ciliated 
with  fuscous;  posterior  wings  browu-gray,  with  gray  cilia.     Male. 

licngth  to  til)  of  wings  1  millim.     Ahir  expanse  13  millim. 

Ilab.  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada  (Osten  Sacken). 

13.  S.  micana ! 

Selodcs  iiiiains  Hagen! 

Luteous,  with  fuscous  hair;  antenna  whitish-yellow,  the  basal 


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article  Intcons;  palpi  with  fascous  hair;  head  and  abdomen  luteous; 
feet  whitish-yellow  ;  anterior  wings  luteo-fuscous,  subniule,  the  disk 
shining  purple,  anastomosis  fuscous,  cilia  long,  fuscous;  posterior 
wings  obscure,  entirely  shining  purplish,  with  fuscous  ciliii. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8  millim.     Alar  exi)anse  15  millim. 

Ilab.  Washington  (Osten  Sacken);  Mexico  (Deppe). 

Is  this  Z.  incertus  Walker  ? 

14.  S.  Bagltta ! 

Setodes  Bagitta  Hagen ! 

Luteous,  with  luteous  hair;  antennse  whitish,  a  little  annulated 
with  fuscous;  palpi  with  fuscous  hair;  head  and  thorax  luteous; 
feet  whitish-yellow;  anterior  wings  luteous,  subnude,  ciliated  with 
luteous,  anastomosis  and  apical  margin  spotted  with  fuscous;  pos- 
terior wings  gray,  the  apex  long,  acute,  narrow,  ciliated  with  gray. 
Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11  millim.     Alar  expanse  21  millim. 
Hab.  Florida  (Osten  Sacken). 


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Sub-Fam.  IIYDROrSYCHIDES. 

Ocelli  none  or  three;  the  last  article  of  the  maxillary  palpi  very 
long,  filiform,  multiarticulate. 


MACRONEMA  Pictet. 

Spurs  arranged  2,  2,  4;  ocelli  absent ;  antenna;  extremely  long; 
the  second  article  of  the  maxillary  palpi  longer  than  the  first,  the 
fifth  extremely  long ;  intermediate  feet  of  the  females  dilated. 

1.  M.  pallidum ! 

lAptoncma  pallida  GuC'rin,  Icon.  Regn.  Anim.  Teste.  306 ;  Walk.  Catal. 
78,  1 — Macronevia  alhovirens  Walk.I  Catal.  7(5,  t». 

Pale  testaceous,  almost  unclothed;  antenna;  pale,  slightly  annu- 
lated with  fuscous ;  palpi,  head,  thorax,  abdomen  and  feet  pale  tes- 
taceous ;  wings  pale,  anterior  ones  hardly  clothed  with  testaceous 
hair,  veins  pale.     Male  and  female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  18  millim.     Alar  expanse  31  millim. 

Hab.  Yera  Cruz,  Mexico  (Sulle)  ;  Cordova  (Saussure);  Vene- 
zuela (Appun);  Brazil  (Classen). 


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2.  M.  chalybeum ! 

MucroHdiia  chalybrum  Hagen  I 

Blackish-fuscous  ;  anteniiiB  black,  the  basal  article  orange  ;  head 
orange,  each  side  anteriorly  with  an  oblique  fuscous  line;  palpi 
black;  thorax  rufous,  the  disk  fuscous;  feet  bright  sulphureous; 
abdomen  luteous ;  anterior  wings  blackish-fuscous,  nude,  with  a 
steel-blue  reflection,  veins  with  golden  hair;  posterior  wings  fus- 
cous.    -Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  millim.     Alar  expanse  25  millim. 

I/ab.  Cuba  (Poey). 

3.  M.  aeneum! 

Macroncma  aeneum  Ilagen ! 

Fuscous;  antcnnse,  ?  basal  article  fulvous;  palpi  fuscous;  head 
fulvous;  thorax  fulvous,  each  side  with  a  fuscous  stripe  ;  abdomen 
luteous ;  tibiaj  fulvous,  all  the  tarsi  and  the  posterior  tibiaj  fuscous; 
anterior  wings  nude,  fuscous,  with  a  brilliant  brazen  reflection, 
veins  fuscous  ;  posterior  wings  fuscous.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 

Ilab.   Mexico  (Sallo). 

May  it  not  be  the  female  of  the  preceding  ?  The  specimen  is 
mutilated. 

4.  M.  flavum ! 
Macronema  Jiavum  Hagen  I 

Yellow,  pale  ;  antenniE  yellow,  slightly  annulated  with  fuscous  ; 
palpi,  head,  thorax,  feet,  and  abdomen  pale  yellow  ;  anterior  wings 
yellow,  subnude,  a  little  clothed  with  golden  hair,  veins  and  cilia 
yellow;  posterior  wings  whitish-yellow,  ciliated  with  pale.     Alale. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  9  millim.     Alar  expanse  17  millim. 

Ilab.  St.  Louis,  Missouri  (Osten  Sacken). 

5.  M.  zebratum! 

Macrom  ma  zebratum  Ilagen  I 

Brassy-fuscous,  spotted  with  yellow ;  antenna)  black,  head,  tho- 
rax and  abdomen  brassy-fuscous ;  palpi  yellow ;  feet  yellow,  the 
anterior  tibiie  and  base  of  the  femora  a  little  infuscated  ;  posterior 
tibiiB  with  long,  yellow  spines ;  anterior  wings  subnude,  yellow, 
with  longitudinal  stripes  at  base,  and  transverse  ones  on  the  disk, 


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fuscous ;  tlie  apex  fuscous,  with  an  orbicular,  yellow  spot ;  poste- 
rior wiii<?s  cinereous,  the  anterior  uiurgiu  and  pterostij^ma  yellow. 
Male  and  female. 

Var.  Anterior  wings  less  spotted,  the  basal  stripes  shorter,  the 
disk  spotted,  and  the  apex  with  an  incurved  band,  which  has  the 
open  side  inwards,  fuscous. 

Ifuh.  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada ;  Washington  ;  Virginia 
(Ostcn  Sacken);  Maryland;  Niagara  Falls;  immensely  common 
upon  the  foliage  of  trees  on  Goat  Island  (Uliler). 

I  possess  a  very  small  si)ecimon  from  Washington,  only  11  mil- 
lim.  long  ;  but  it  is  not  diU'erent.  Sometimes  the  bands  of  the 
wings  are  almost  altogether  confluent. 

6.  M.  cupreum ! 

Macronema  cuprea  Walk.  Catal.  76,  8. 

Fuscous ;  antennas  fuscous,  with  the  base  luteous,  the  incisures 
fuscous ;  face,  palpi  and  feet  luteous ;  head  and  thorax  fuscous, 
partly  clothed  with  golden  pile  ;  anterior  wings  luteo-fuscous,  with 
golden  hair,  before  the  apex  clouded  with  black ;  posterior  wings 
luteo-cinereous,  the  anterior  margin  luteous. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  17—20  millim.  Alar  expanse  32—34 
millim. 

Hah.  Mexico  (Deppe) ;  Brazil. 

I  saw  a  male  and  female  from  Mexico  in  the  Berlin  Museum 
(immature  specimens),  the  wings  were  luteo-fuscous,  the  golden  pile 
was  almost  wanting  or  rubbed  ufiF;  the  other  specimens  from  Brazil 
are  not  different. 

Does  M.  auripenne,  Rambur,  differ  from  this  species  ? 


HYDROPSYCHE  V 


ICTET. 


Spurs  arranged  2,  4,  4 ;  antennte  rather  long,  slender;  ocelli 
absent ;  second  article  of  the  maxillary  palpi  long,  the  fifth  equal 
to  all  of  the  others  together;  intermediate  feet  of  the  female 
dilated. 

1.  H.  scalaris ! 

I/i/(lropsi/c/ie  scalaris  Hagen  I 

Black-gray,  with  white  hair;  antenna^  luteous,  the  base  obliquely 
striated  with  black,  the  first  article  with  snow-white  hair;  hetul 


IIYDROPSYCIIE. 


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prnyish-fuspons,  with  siiow-whito  hair ;  thorax  grayish-fnscons, 
with  a  l)roa(l,  medial  stri})e  of  white  hair;  eyes  of  tlie  male  larger, 
approximated ;  palpi  luteo-fuscous  ;  abdomen  fuscous ;  feet  pale 
luteous  ;  anterior  wings  blackish-gray,  densely  flecked  with  white; 
veins  black  ;  posterior  wings  cinereous,  luteous  at  base.  Male 
and  female. 

liCngth  to  tip  of  wings  13  millira.     Alar  expanse  25  niillim. 

Hah.  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada  (Osten  Sacken);  Washington. 
I  possess  a  male  from  N.  Red  River  (Kennicott)  which  is  extremely 
like  this,  but  the  eyes  are  larger,  more  approximate,  the  front 
hardly  broader  than  the  eyes.     Is  it  diflerent? 


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2.  H.  morosa! 

II ydropxijche  morosa  Hagen ! 

Luteo-fuscous,  with  luteous  hair;  antenna?  luteous  yellow,  an- 
nnlated  with  fuscous ;  palpi  fuscous ;  head  and  thorax  luteo-fus- 
cous, with  luteous  hair  ;  feet  luteous  ;  abdomen  fuscous  ;  anterior 
wings  luteo-fuscous,  densely  guttated  with  luteous,  veins  luteo- 
fuscous  ;  i)osterior  wings  luteo-cinereous.     JNIale  and  female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10 — 13  millim.  Alar  expanse  19 — 25 
millim. 

Hub.  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada ;  "Washington  (Osten  Sac- 
ken)  ;  N.  Red  River  (Kennicott) ;  Trenton  Falls,  New  York 
(Osten  Sacken). 


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3.  H.  phalerata! 

Ilijdrojjsycha  phalerata  Hagen  1 

Fuscous,  with  luteous  hair ;  antenna;  fuscous,  annulated  with 
luteous ;  palpi  and  feet  luteous ;  head  and  thorax  fuscous,  with 
luteous  hair ;  anterior  wings  fuscous,  guttated  with  luteous,  with 
larger  spots  at  the  base,  pterostigma  and  anal  angle;  veins  fuscous; 
posterior  wings  blackish-gray.     Male  and  female. 

A  variety  has  the  anterior  wings  less  spotted,  the  female  ob- 
scurer. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  7 — 10  millira.  Alar  expanse  13 — 19 
millim. 

Hub.  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada ;  "Washington  (Osten  Sac- 
ken) ;  Pennsylvania  (Zimmerman). 


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4.  H.  alternans. 

Philupotamus  alturnana  Walk.l  Catal.  104,  8. 

I?lack,  with  hoary  hair  ;  base  of  the  antennm  fulvous  ;  feet  and 
npiccs  of  the  abdominal  segments  fulvous;  anterior  wings  fus- 
cous, closely  irrorated  with  hoary;  posterior  wings  cinereous. 
(From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  niillim.     Alur  expanse  23  millim. 

llah.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  lludsou's  Bay  (Barn- 
eton). 

6.  H.  indeclsa. 

Philopotamus  indecisus  Walk.!  Catal.  104,  9. 

Blackish,  beneath  testaceous,  antenuui  testaceous,  annulated  with 
fuscous;  palpi  testaceous,  fulvous  at  base  ;  feet  testaceous  ;  ante- 
rior wings  cinereous,  closely  guttated  with  yellow.  (From  the 
description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 

Hub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  lludsou's  Bay  (Barn- 
Bton) ;  Nova  Scotia  (Redman). 

I;^  this  //.  morosa  ? 

6.  H.  reclproca. 

Philopotamus  nciprocus  Walk.!  Catal.  104,  10. 

Blackish;  antenna;  and  feet  testaceous ;  palpi  ferruginous,  with 
the  base  black ;  anterior  wings  subfuscous,  closely  irrorated  with 
yellow ;  posterior  wings  pale  fuscous.  (From  the  description  of 
Walker.) 

.    Length  to  tip  of  wings  14  millim.     Alar  expanse  27  millim. 
Hub.  North  America  ? 
It  is  very  much  like  //.  i7idecisa. 

7.  H.  dubia. 

Ilydropsijche  duhia  Walk.!  Catal.  112,  33. 

Black,  beneath  testaceous ;  nntennse  pale  testaceous,  annulated 
with  fuscous,  the  apex  fuscous ;  palpi  i  Truginous  ;  feet  testaceous: 
anterior  wings  subfuscous,  obsolctely  irrorated ;  posterior  wings 
subcinereous.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 

Hub.  North  America  ? 


IIVDROPSYCHE. 


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8.  H.  dubltana. 

Ifi/ilnipsi/clw.  duhitans  Walk.l  Catal.  113,  34. 

Piceoiis,  with  pale  hair;  antenna;  testaceous,  the  apex  hhick  ; 
pectus  ferrujj:inous ;  palpi,  feet  and  apices  of  the  abdominal  sej?- 
ments  testaceous ;  wings  cinereous,  the  anterior  ones  with  fuscous 
hair  and  some  paler  spots,  composed  of  yellow  pile.  (From  the 
description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  11  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  milliui. 

Hab.  North  America  (Douhleday), 

9.  H.  macullcornis. 

JJi/ilrofxijrri(!  maculicornis  Walk.l  Catal.  113,  36. 

Blackish,  hairy ;  antennse  testaceous,  annulatcd  with  fuscous  ; 
palpi  pale;  pectus  ferruginous;  feet  testaceous;  antciior  witigs 
fusco-cinereous,  with  obsolete  irrorations ;  posterior  wings  cine- 
reous.    (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8  millim.     Alar  expanse  15  millim. 

Jlub.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  iJay  (Barn- 
ston). 

10.  H.  robuata. 

Jli/dropsijche  robusta  Walk.!  Catal.  114,  37. 

Ferruginous,  hairy  ;  antenme,  palpi  and  feet  testaceous ;  thorax 
bivittated  with  piceous;  wings  cinereous,  somewhat  covered  with 
yellow  hair ;  the  anterior  wings  with  pale  spots,  which  arc  clearer 
at  the  margin.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8  millim.     Alar  expanse  17  millim. 

Bab.  North  America  ? 


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11.  H.  transversa. 

Ilijaropsychf;  transversa  Walk.!  Catal.  114,38. 

Testaceous;  antennns  black,  testaceous  at  base;  abdomen  black, 
apices  of  the  segments  pale  ;  feet  white ;  wings  whitish,  the  ante- 
rior ones  on  the  front  margin  and  at  the  veins,  yellow,  with  nume- 
rous, transverse  cinereous  spots,  part  of  which  are  confluent ;  the 
apex  subcinereous,  spotted  with  i)alc  ;  veins  pale  yellow.  (From 
the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  millim.     Alar  expanse  25  millim. 

Sab.  Georgia  (Abbot). 
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12.  H.  chlorotica ! 

llildfit}mjc.y  chlorotica  llagen  I 

Pule  oclircous,  with  ochreons  hair;  nntenrifD  ochreous  at  Imso, 
nnmilated  with  fuscous,  tin-  ni)cx  fuscous;  |)iili)i  fuscous;  fed  hito- 
ous;  licail  and  tliorrvx  hitco-fuscous,  with  hitoous  iuiir ;  nlxlomcn 
lutcous;  autei-iorwiugs  ociireous,  tiicanal  aii),'ic  and  ajiical  miir-j:iu 
ciliated  with  fuscous ;   [losterior  wings  cinereous.     Male  aud  fe- 

uuilc. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10—12  millim.     Alar  c.xpanac  19—23 

niilliin. 

Jhib.  St.  Tiawrence  Kivcr,  Canada;  Chicago,  Trenton  Fulls 
(Oslen  Sacken);  N.  Ued  Uivcr  (Kcnuicott). 


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13.  H.  depravata! 

llijdrupsijchi  (lipmvnta  llagen! 

lilackish-fuscous ;  antcnnro  blackish-fuscous,  the  base  annulatcd 
with  lutcous;  palpi  blaokish-fuscous ;  head,  thorax  and  abdomen 
fuscous ;  feet  brownish  luteous ;  anterior  wings  blackish-fuscous, 
ol)soletely  irrorated  with  lutcous ;  posterior  wings  blacki.sh-gray. 
Female. 

Length  to  tij)  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  milllra. 

Jhib.  Dalton,  Georgia  (Osten  Sacken). 

One  specimen  only,  which  is  not  fully  unfolded. 


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14.  H.  sordida! 

J/i/drnp^i/ehc  soriUda  llagen  ! 

Blackish-fuscous;  antennae  and  palpi  fuscous;  head  and  thorax 
blackish-fuscous,  with  luteous  hair ;  feet  luteo-fuscous,  femora  fus- 
cous- anterior  wings  blackish-fuscous,  with  fuscous  hair;  posterior 
wings  blackish.     Male  and  female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8  millim.     Alar  expanse  15  millim. 

I/ab.  St.  Lawrence  lliver,  Canada  (Osten  Sacken)  ;  Washing- 
ton (id.). 

15.  H.  incommoda! 

Jlijdropsijclit'  iiiconunoda  Hagen  ! 

Luteous,  with  luteous  hair;  antennas,  palpi  and  feet  luteous; 
head  and  thorax  luteous,  with  luteous  hair;  anterior  wings  luteous, 
with  luteous  veins,  and  obsoletely  irrorated  with  brownish-gray, 


nnuii'OTAMus. 


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fHj)cciiilly  at  the  ptorostigina;  posterior  wings  lutcous ;  posterior 
tibiiB  ciliiitod.     Male. 

TiCiiKtIi  to  tip  of  wings  10  iiiillim.     Alar  expanse  19  uiiliiiii. 

J  lab.  (Jeorgia  (Collection  of  Ilagcn). 

16.  H.  bivlttata ! 

J/i/dro/isijche  ?  biviltata  Ilagen  I 

]}lacl<,  with  blaejj  hair;  antcnniu  pale  whitish-yellow;  palpi 
lutt'o-fiiscons ;  feet  whitish,  the  futir  jiostcrior  femora,  tibiic,  and 
the  apices  of  tlie  tarsi  brownish-hlaek;  wings  black,  the  anterior 
ones  with  black  hair,  and  two  white,  transverse  streaks,  the  apical 
one  interrupted. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  G  milliin.     Alar  expanse  11  niillirn, 
JI(iIk  Panama.     The  specimen  is  mutilated;— does  it  belong  to 
this  genus  ? 


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PHILOPOTAMUS  Lhach. 
Spurs  arranged  2,  4,  4;  ocelli  three. 

1.    P.  COnfUBUB. 

Philopotamus  coiifusus  Walk.!  Catal.  103,  7. 

Black,  with  hoary  pile ;  base  of  the  antennae  annulated  with  Ics- 
taceous;  abdomen  beneatli,  palpi  and  feet  testaceous;  wings  cine- 
reous, tlie  anterior  ones  obsoletely  irroratcd  with  pale.  (From  the 
description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  12  millim.     Alar  expanse  23  millim. 

Ilab.  Arctic  America;  Slave  and  Mackenzie  Rivers  (llichard- 
son). 


2.  P.  distinctuB. 
Philopotamus  distinctus  Walk. !  Catal.  104, 11. 

Black,  with  black  and  yellow  hair;  antennae  much  longer  than 
the  body  ;  palpi  and  iVet  testaceous;  anterior  wings  brownush-gray, 
closely  guttated  with  yellow.     (From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  G  millim.     Alar  expanse  11  millim. 

Huh^  Trenton  Falls,  New  York  (Doubleday). 

Does  the  apterous  female  of  Philopotamus  observed  by  Double- 
day  at  the  same  place  belong  here?     See  Entomol.  Mag.  v.  279. 


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POLYCBNTROPUS  (uutih. 

SpurH  firranpfcd  3,  4,  4;  ocelli  absent;  fcirialo  with  tlio  liiternic- 
diatu  Tout  dilated  ;  anteitiuu  thick,  rather  shurt. 

1.  P.  validut. 

PnlycintropHs  vnlidm  Walk.  I  Catal.  loO,  10. 

Blackish,  with  yellow  hair,  beneath  fernif^inous;  maxillary  jialpi 
testaceous,  the  first  article  black  ;  anteniiiu  stout,  fulvous;  feet  tes- 
taceous ;  winfjfH  cinereous,  with  yellow  pubescence.  (From  the  de- 
scription of  Walker.) 

liCiigth  to  tip  of  \viiif,'s  8  milliin.     Alar  expanse  15  millim. 

JIab.  United  iStates  (Doubleday). 

2.  P.  craaslcornia. 

PolyciiitropuH  cmssicoriiis  Walk. !  Catal.  101,  11. 

Ferruginous,  densely  clothed  with  yellow  hair,  beneath  testa- 
ceous; antenna'  stout,  fulvous;  pal[)i  and  feet  testaceous;  wintrs 
cinereous,  the  anterior  ones  with  yellow  pubescence  and  irroration. 
(From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  7 — D  millim.  Alar  expanse  13 — 10 
millim. 

Ilab.  Georgia  (Abbot). 

A  variety  has  the  anterior  wings  immaculate. 

3.  P.  Invarius. 

Polycenlropus  invarius  Walk. !  Catal.  101, 12. 

Fulvous,  with  golden  hair;  vertex  and  disk  of  the  thorax  black; 
antenna)  black,  the  base  fulvous;  feet  testaceous;  anterior  wings 
subfuscous,  with  ferruginous  veins;  posterior  wings  cinereous. 
(From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  9  millim.     Alar  expanse  16  millim. 
Hub.  Nova  Scotia  (Redman). 

4.  P.  crepnacularls. 

BnichjccHtrus  crepuscularis  Walk. !  Catal.  87,  6. 

Black,  with  luteous  hair;  antenna)  testaceous,  obsoletely  annu- 
lated  with  fuscous,  the  apex  black;  apices  of  the  abdominal  seg- 
ments, and  the  legs  testaceous ;  wings  cinereous,  the  anterior  ones 


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P0I,YCENTlUiPU8. 


293 


10  liituriiiu- 


illary  imlpi 
18 ;  feet  tes- 
om  the  de- 


luillim. 


oath  testa- 

OHs ;  wiiifrs 

irrorati()ii. 


ISO   13—10 


orax  black ; 

eriof  wings 

cinereous. 

millim. 


letely  annu- 
3minal  seg- 
iterior  ones 


with  trslaceoiis  piilieseeiicc,  veins  fulvous.  (From  the  description 
of  Wallicr.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  fl  millini.     Alar  expanse  10  milliiu. 

Jhih.  St.  .Martin's  Fulls,  Albany  lUvcr,  Hudson's  IJuy  (IJarns- 
ton). 

6.  P.  vestltuB. 

i'olycfulropua  veslilttn  Ilngont 

Tiiiteo-fuscons,  with  fuscous  liair;  antenna!  yellow,  a  little  annu- 
lated  with  fuscous;  palpi  luteous;  feet  luteo-fiiseous,  the  tarsi  ob- 
soletely  annulated  with  yellow;  head  and  thorax  with  fuscous  hair; 
the  disk  with  yellow  hair;  anterior  wings  fuscous,  with  fuscous 
hair;  posterior  wings  black.     Male. 

licngth  to  tip  of  wings  7  millini.     Alar  expanse  13  millim. 

//«/>.  Washington  (Usten  Sacken). 

6.  P.  cinereus ! 

PulijcintroiiHs  ciiierrun  Iliigou  1 

FuscoiiR,  with  fuscous  and  whitish  hair;  antennno  fuscous,  annu- 
lated with  white;  pal[ii  luteous,  head  with  white  hair,  occi|)ut  each 
side  with  fuscous  hair ;  disk  of  the  thorax  with  white  hair;  feet  luteo- 
fuscous,  the  femora  luteous;  abdomen  fuscous,  beneath  pale;  an- 
terior wings  fuscous,  with  fuscous  veins,  and  closely  guttated  with 
white;  posterior  wings  blackish-gray,  ciliated  with  black.  Male 
and  female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8 — 10  millim.  Alar  expanse  15 — 19 
millim. 

II((b.  St.  Lawrence  llivcr,  Canada  (Ostca  Sacken). 

7.  P.  confusua ! 

Pohjccntropus  confusus  Hngen ! 

Fuscous,  with  luteous  hair;  antenna;  yellow,  annnlatcd  with  fus- 
cous;  pali)i  fuscous,  annulated  with  i)ale;  disk  of  the  head  with 
luteous  hair;  feet  luteo-fuscous;  abdomen  fuscous;  the  apex  in  the 
female  triangular,  acute;  the  anterior  wings  fuscous,  closely  gut- 
tated with  yellow ;  posterior  wings  brownish-cinereous.  Male  and 
fenuUe. 

Ijength  to  tip  of  wings  8 — 10  millim.  Alar  expanse  15 — 19 
millim. 

Jfab.  Trenton  Falls  (Osten  Sacken);  Washington  (id.). 


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8.  P.  lucIduB ! 

Pol ijccntr opus  lucidus  Ilagen! 

Luteous,  subnucle;  antennae  luteo-fuscous,  obsoletely  annulated; 
palpi  luteous;  head  and  thorax  luteo-fuscous,  prothorax  yellow; 
feet  luteous;  wings  fusoo-hyaline,  with  fuscous  veins,  the  anterior 
ones  subnude,  in  part  a  little  clothetl  with  luteous  pile.     Male. 

Length  to  tij)  of  wings  1  milliin.     Alar  expanse  13  millini. 

Hub.  Trenton  Falls  (Osten  Sackeu) ;  Pennsylvania  (Zimmer- 
man). 

The  specimen  may  have  been  defaced,  and  is  possibly  immature. 

PSYCHOMYIA  Latreille. 

Spurs  arranged  2,  4,  4  ;  second,  third  and  fourth  articles  of  the 
maxillary  palpi  equal,  longer  than  the  first ;  wings  rather  acute, 
narrow ;  ocelli  absent ;  apex  of  the  abdomen  of  the  female  acute, 
recurved. 


1.  P.  flavida ! 

Psychomyia  Jlavida  Hagen  I 

Yellow,  with  ochreous  hair;  antenna)  whitish,  with  obsolete 
annulations;  palpi  and  feet  whitish;  head  and  thorax  luteous; 
anterior  wings  yellow,  with  dense  ochreous  hair  and  cilia ;  poste- 
rior wings  cinereous,  acute,  with  cinereous  hair. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  5  millim.     Alar  expanse  9  millim. 

Hoh,  St.  Lawrence  River,  Canada  (Osten  Sacken)  ;  Washing- 
ton (id.). 

2.  P.  parva. 

JJi/droptila?  parva  Walk.!  Catal.  134,  12. 

Testaceous ;  dorsum  of  the  abdomen  piceous ;  wings  whitish. 
(From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  4  millim.     Alar  expanse  6  millim. 

Ilab.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (I3aru- 
ston). 

The  type  is  very  much  mutilated  ;  it  certainly  is  not  an  Ilydrop- 
tila.     Does  it  belong  to  this  genus  ? 


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Spurs  arranged  2,  4,  4 ;  ocelli  absent,  the  third  article  of  the 
maxillary  palpi  longer  than  the  others,  almost  equal  to  the  fifth  ; 
apex  of  the  abdomen  of  the  female  acute,  recurved. 

1.  T.  livlda ! 

Ttnodcs?  livida  Ilagen ! 

Luteous,  with  gray  hair;  antenna?  luteous;  palpi  luteo-fuscous; 
feet  pale,  the  anterior  ones  luteous;  head  and  thorax  luteo  fuscous, 
with  luteous  hair;  anterior  wings  gray,  with  gray  hair  and  an 
anal  luteous  spot ;  posterior  wings  grayish  hyaline.     Female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  8  millim.     Alar  expanse  15  millim. 

Jlab.  St.  Ijawrence  River,  Canada  (Osteu  Sacken). 

Does  it  belong  to  this  genus  ? 

2.  T.  hirtlpes. 

Tinoihaf  hirlipes  Curtis,  Append,  to  Sir  John  Ross's  Second  Voyage. 
Wiegmann's  Archiv.  Zool.  II,  1,  288. 

Grayish-piceous ;  wings  pale  fuscous ;  it  has  the  habitus  of  a 
Tinodef,  but  the  reticulation  is  different ;  posterior  tibia)  with  only 
two  spurs. 

Alar  expanse  19  millim. 

Hub.  Arctic  America. 

Is  it  a  Tinodes  ? 

Sub-Fam.  EnYACOnilLIDES. 

Maxillary  palpi  with  the  last  article  entire,  straight,  shorter  than 
the  rest. 

RHYACOPHILA  Pict. 
Spurs  arranged  3,  4,  4 ;  three  ocelli. 

1.  R.  fuacula. 

Neuronia  fuscula  Walk.!  Catal.  10,  12. 

Ferruginous,  partly  with  black  hair,  beneath  testaceous;  thorax 
each  side  with  a  subfuscous  spot;  feet  testaceous,  apex  of  the  an- 
terior tibiic  fuscous ;  wings  cinereous^  the  anterior  ones  irrorated 


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with  wliitish  and  with  many  marginal  gutta).  (From  the  descrip- 
tion of  Walker.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  13  millim.     Alar  expanse  25  raillim. 

Ilah.  St.  Martin's  Falls,  Albany  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston). 

It  is  allied  to  R.  vulgaris  Pict. 

2.  R.  torva! 

lihijacoplula  torva  Hagen ! 

Itufo-fuscons  ;  antenna?  and  palpi  rnfo-fuscons  ;  head  and  thorax 
l)rownish-black;  feet  testaceous ;  abdomen  luteous  ;  wings  fiisco- 
hyaline,  with  fuscous  veins  ;  anterior  ones  with  dense  luteous 
guttic.     Male. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  10  millim.     Alar  expanse  19  millim. 

Hub.  Washington  ;  Trenton  Falls  (Osten  Sacken). 

BERAEA  Stephens. 

Spurs  arranged  2,  4,  4 ;  palpi  densely  pilose ;  the  first  article 
of  the  antennie  thick,  pilose;  no  ocelli. 

1.  B.  maculata ! 

Bcrwa?  maculata  Hagen! 

Black,  with  black  hair ;  antenna;-  yellow,  the  base,  middle  and 
apex  blackish-fuscous  ;  pali)i  fuscous ;  feet  whitish,  anmdated  with 
black;  abdomen  pale  beneath;  anterior  wings  black,  with  black 
hair  and  cilia,  with  two  white,  transverse  apical  lines,  and  the  apex 
pointed  with  white;  posterior  wings  black,  the  anterior  at  the 
apex  emarginated. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  4  millim.     Alar  expanse  *\h  raillim, 

Ihib.  St.  Lawrence  Uiver,  Canada  (Osten  Sacken). 

Does  it  belong  to  this  genus  ? 

2.  B.  viridiventrls. 

Phri)<jini,M  rirklivintris  Say,  West.  Quart.  Report.  II,  1(10,  1, 

Tale  fuscous,  with  cinereous  hair;  antennjc  pale  fnscous,  the 
base  wliilish;  feet,  head,  and  thorax  beneath,  while;  abdomen 
green  ;  the  anterior  wings  blackish,  ciliated,  beyond  the  middle 
with  a  few  whitish   spots,  somewhat   arranged   in   two  bauds ; 


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posterior  wings  black;  interinediate  tarsi  dilated.     (From  the  de- 
scription of  Say.) 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  4  millim.     Alar  expanse  11  millim. 

Jfdb.  Cincinnati,  Ohio  River,  May;  common  (Say). 

Is  this  not  B.  maculata  ? 


CHIMARRHA  Leach. 

Spurs  arranged  2,  4,  4 ;  basal  joint  of  the  maxillary  palj)!  short, 
the  others  longer,  equal;  three  ocelli. 

1.  C.  aterriiua! 

Chimarrha  aterrima  Hagen  1 

Deep  black,  with  black  hair;  body,  antennae,  palpi  and  feet  blackj 
the  front  with  hardly  hoary  hair;  anterior  wings  with  black  hair. 
Male  and  female. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  6 — 8  millim.  Alar  expanse  11 — 15 
millim. 

Ilah.  Pennsylvania;  Washington;  Dalton,  Georgia;  St.  Law- 
rence River,  Canada  (Osten  Sacken). 


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2.  C.  socia! 

Chimarrha  socia  Hagen ! 

Blackish-fuscous,  with  fuscous  hair ;  antenna}  blackish-fuscous ; 
palpi  and  feet  luteous ;  head  and  thorax  blackish-fuscous,  with 
luteous  hair ;  anterior  wings  blackish-fuscous,  with  fuscous  hair, 
and  black  cilia;  posterior  wings  bhickish-hyaline. 

Length  to  tip  of  wings  G  millim.     Alar  expanse  11  millim. 

Hab.  Washington  (Osten  Sacken). 


3.  C.  obscura. 

IJcraia  ubscura  Walk. !  Catal.  121,  4. 

Blackish,  with  fuscous  hair  ;  thorax  and  abdomen  ferruginous  ; 
feet  testaceous ;  antennaj  black  ;  wings  brownish-black,  ciliated. 
(From  the  description  of  Walker.) 

LiMigth  to  tip  of  wings  4^  millim.     Alar  expanse  8  millim. 

]Jab.  St.  ^Martin's  Falls,  All)any  River,  Hudson's  Bay  (Barn- 
ston). 

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4.  C.  piilchra ! 

Chiinarrlni  fiiilrlira  Ilagtin  ! 

Browiiisli-bliick,  with  golden  Imir;  nnteiina)  and  palpi  brownish, 
black ;  head  and  thorax  oranfro,  with  golden  hair ;  alxlouicn 
testaceous  ;  feet  brownish-blucU,  the  posterior  femora  testaceous  ; 
anterior  wings  l)rowiiish-l)lack,  with  a  longitudinal,  broiul,  golden 
slrii)e,  which  is  a  little  incurved  towards  the  apex,  at  tiie  anterior 
margin  reaching  to  the  i)terostignia ;  posterior  wings  bluck. 

Ticngth  to  tij)  of  wings  8 — 10  nulliiu.  Alar  ex[)anse  15 — ID 
miiliin. 

J/<il>.  Cuba  (I'oey,  Ostcn  Sacken). 

Ptilostomis  kowalcwskii  Kol.,  from  Xorth  America,  Wien.  Ent. 
Zeit.  1859,  p.  21  (a  new  genus  separated  from  lihijacujMln),  is 
I.  )ticed  only  by  name.     It  is  unknown  to  me. 


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Fam.  I.  TEIIMITINA. 

Caloterilies  llagen. 

castaneua  !     (Compare  North  Am.  Nour.). 

ILvii.  Coluinhia,  Vouozuola  ;  Brazil,  Rio,  St.  Leopold  ;  Chile. 
nodulosus!      Cali>leriius  tiodulosus  IIagkn,   Limu'ea,  XII,  (jl,  11;  pi.  ii, 

lig.  4. 

Hab.  lii.izil,  St.  Jo^o  del  Roy. 
rugosus!      Culo/crmca  rni/osus  IIaorn,  Linnoea,  XII,  G3,  12  ;  pi.  iii,  fig.  4. 

Hah.  Brazil,  Constauoia  near  Rio. 
brevls!     (S(!e  North  Amor.  Near.). 

llAii.  St.  Fe  do  Bogota;  Brazil. 
serrifer  !     Caloienius  sirrifir  IIaoen,  Linusea,  XII,  72, 19  ;  lA.  i.  fig.  (5. 

Had.  Santarem  (Bates). 

llodoternies  Ilagen. 

quadricoUis !     Tcriiws  qundricollis  RimA  Neuropt.  304,  4.    Linnaia,  XII, 
101,12;  pi.  i.  fig.   It).      Tirmi'S  chilmsis  Uay!  Fh.  Cliil.  Nonropt. 
]il.  i.  fig.  1 — 3,     Termes  paltidus  Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  504,  2. 
Had.  Chill  (Gay). 

Termes  Linne. 

dirus!  Termes  dims  Buum.!  Ildb.  II,  7G(I,  8.  Ramb.!  Neuropt.  307,13. 
Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mas.  HIO,  0.  IIac.kn  !  Peters'  Reise  Mozambi(iue, 
II,  83;  pi.  iv,  fig.  1—8.  LiniifEa  I  XII,  151,  14;  pi.  i.  fig.  7;  pl.  ii, 
flgs.  16,  17  ;  pl.  iii,  figs.  17,  37—40.  T.  JIavicollis  Peuty!  Delect. 
128,  pl.  XXV,  figs.  11,  13.  r.  faialis  Peuty!  Delect.  127,  pl.  xxv, 
fig.  8.  Termes  coslatus  Rajii!.!  N">uropt.  305,  9.  Termes  ohscnrvm 
Blaschakd,  Hist.  Ins.  pl.  xlvii,  fig.  1.  Westwood!  Introd.  II,  12, 
fig.  58, 1.  (Soldier.)  Termes  sjuiiosum  Latr.!  Hist.  Nat.  XIII,  70,  8. 
Dictionn.  d'hist.  Nat.  XXII,  U3.  Termes  dubius  Ramb.!  Neuropt. 
309,  17. 

Hab.   Guiana;   Brazil,  Amazon,   Cargara,   Rio,   Congonhas,   Lagoa 
Santa  (Burmeiater). 


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kiifMitt: 


grandis!'  Termrs  fjravdis  Ramr.!  Neuropt.  30(5,  10.  Walk.  C.atal.  Br 
Mus.  r)19,  2(».  IIAOEN  !  Linn,nca,  XII,  157,  15  ;  pi.  ii,  fig.  10 ;  pi.  iij* 
flg.  18.  Tcrnips  dicumainin  Erichs.!  Schoraburgk,  Reise  Ouir.na,  III 
5S2,  1.  Teriiifis  costalus  Walk.  C.atal.  Br.  Mus.  518,  19.  IWrnr's 
fim-um  Latr.?  Uist.  Nat.  XIII,  68,  2.  Dictionn.  d'liist.  Nat.  XXII,  GO. 
Hah.  Cayenne  ;  British  Ouiana. 

molestua  !     Termns  mohxtm  Burm.!  Hdb.  II,  766,  9.     Walk.  Catal.  Br. 
Mus.  512,  10.     IlAOEN !  Limic-ea,  XII,  159, 16,  pi,  iii.  fig.  19. 
IlAn.  Brazil ;  Amazon. 

nigricans!     Ter.'.  •••■•■.»,*  Ramb.!  Neuropt.  SOS,  14.     Walk.  Catal. 

Br.  Mus.  5h'    ■  '  \GEN- !  Linufpa,  XII,  162,  18.     Termrs  trinm-ius 

?IlAfiEN,  Pett  eise  Mozamb.  II,  85.     Tf-rmos  destructor  Fabr.? 

Entom.  Syst.  Ii,  89,  2.     Termes  cephalotes  Ramb.?  Neuropt.  309, 18. 
Hab.  Brfvzil. 

cum-clans!     Termes  cumulaiis  Kollar!  Polil's  Reise  Brazil.  I,  111,  fig.  9. 

Kollar!  Brazil,  laestige  Insect.  13,  fig.   9.     IIaokn!   Linna'a,  XII, 

16r,,  19  ;  pi.  ii,  flg.  11  ;  pi.  iii,  fig.  20.     Termes  AmerirMuus  Rexooer? 

Reise  Paraguay.     Termes  palUdipennis  Blancuard  ?   Voyage  d'Or- 

bigny. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Ypanema ;  Barra  do  Rio  Negro  (Natterer). 
similia  !     Termes  similis  Hagen  I  Linnrea,  XII,  167,  20  ;  pi.  i,  fig.  5  •  pi. 

iii,  fig.  21. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Lagoa  Santa,  Congonhas  (Burmeister) ;  Para. 
Striatus  !      'Trmes  sirialus  Uack^^I  Liunjea,  XII,  171,  21. 

Hab.  Brazil, 
cingulatiia!      Trmis  cingnlntus  Burm.I  Ildb.  II,  767,  i:i.     Walk.  Catal. 

B     Mus.  515,  14.     Haoem  !  Linnaja,  XII,  187,  28  ;  pi.  i,  fig.  13  ;  pi! 

iii,  flg.  24.  ^ 

Hah.  Brazil,  Porto  Allegro;  British  Guiana  (Schoraburgk). 
marabitanas!      Tirmes  marahiianus  IIaoen!  Linnava,  XII  191   29-  nl   i 

flg.  4;  pi.  iii,  flg.  25.  '        .       -i--   . 

Hab.  Brazil,  St.  ,Jose  de  Marabitanas  (Natterer). 
tenebii-osus  !      Termes  tei]ehri>s\i^Y{xnv.^\  Linuiea,  XII,  193   30. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Ypanema,  New  Friburg,  near  Rio. 
ater  !     Termes  ut,r  Hagen  !  Linna-a,  XII,  195,  31 ;  pi.  iii,  fig.  26.     Termes 

morio  Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  514,  12. 

Hab.  Brazil,  New  Friburg  (Burmeister)  ;  Columbia. 
Opacus!      Tirmis  (ijiacus  IIage.n  I  Linna;a,  XII,  196,  32;  pi.  iii    fl^r.  27  • 

pi.  i,  fig.  19.  '     =        . 

Hab.  Brazil,  Lagoa  Santa,  Congonhas  (Burmeister)  ;  Para ;  Cassa- 
pava. 
testacens  !     ILmerohius  festaceus  LiNNfi  I  Eyst.  Nat.  X,  550,  6  ;  XII,  912, 

8;  XIII,  2641,  8.    T'-rmrs  ^,s7nc<-!(s  Burm.!  Hdb.  II,  767,  10.    Hagen! 

Linnnoa,  XII,  198,  33;  pi.  ii,  fig.  12;  pi.  iii,  fig.  28.     Trmes  morio 

Fabu.  Entom.  Syst.  II,  90,  3.     Ramb.I  Neuropt.  305,  7.     Erichs.! 

Reise  Guiana  Schoraburgk.   Ill,  582,  2.     2\rmrs   neisulus   Walk,! 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  50i),  5.     Perln  fusca  Degeer!  Mem.  Ill,  567,  1 ;  pi. 

xxvii,  figs.  4,  5.     Retzh's,  60,  2.i5. 

Hab.  Surinam ;  Cayenne ;  British  Guiana ;  Venezuela,  Puerto  Ca- 
bello;  Brazil,  Para;  Chili,  Valparaiso;  Sautarom. 


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morlo!     (See  Catal.  North  Amer.  Neuropt.) 

Had.  Venezuela;  Brazil,  Santarem  (Hates). 
Blmplicinervis !     Trrmta  sinijiliciitcrvis  IIaoen  1  Linntea,  XII,  204,  35. 

Hah.   JJrazil,  Sautarem  (Bates). 
debllis!     (See  North  Amer.  Neuropt.) 

Hab.  Brazil,  Congouhas  (Burmeister). 
exlguus!     Termim  exi(/uns  Haoen  !  Linnaea,  XII,  208,  39. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Sautarem  (Bates). 
trispinosus !     Termes  trisfinosus  Haoen  !  Linnaea,  XII,  210,  41 ;   pi.   i, 

fig.  11. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Santarem  (Bates)  Miles. 
rippertii!     (See  North  Amer.  Neuropt.) 

Hab.  Columbia;  Brazil,  New  Friburg;  Ypanema. 
arenarius!     Ttrmes  armarius  Haoen  !  Linnaea,  XII,  222,  50.     Termes  tes- 

taceus  Walk.I  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  r)13, 11. 

11 AB.  Brazil,  Santarem  (Bates). 
albidiis  !      Termes  alhidus  Haoen  !  Linnaea,  XII,  225,  51 ;  pi.  iii.  34. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Santarem  (Bates). 
devastans!    Tenms  devastans  Kollar!  Pohl'a  ReiseBrasil.  I,  Hi.'.  8.    Kol- 

LAR !  Brasil.  laestig.  Insect.  13,  fig.  8.     Haoen  1  Linnaea,  XII,  229, 

54. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Rio. 
tenuis  !     (See  North  Amer.  Neuropt.) 

Hab.  Brazil, 
marginalia!     Jlemerobius  manjinaJis  Linnk!   Syst.  Nat.  X,  550,  7;    XII, 

912,9.      Termes  marginalis  ^kOV.Ti\  Linnaea,  XII,  234.     Perla  nasuta 

De  (itEERl  Mem.  Ill,  5()S;  pi.   xxvii,  fig.  ti,  7.     Retzius,   60,  20(j. 

Termes  nasutum  Latr.  Hist.  Nat.  XIII,  ti9,  4.    Dictioun.  d'hist.  Nat. 

XXII,  (il.     BuRM.l  Hdb.  II,  704,  4. 

Hab.  Surinam. 
nasutus!     Termes  nasutum  PertyI  Delect.  127,  pi.  xxv,  fig.  10.     Haoe.n! 

Linn;ea,  XII,  237,  59,  pi.  ii,  fig.  14;  pi.  iii,  fig.  1. 

Hab.  Brazil. 


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Fam.  II.  EMBIDINA. 

Olyntlia  Gray. 

brasiliensis.     Ohjntha  Brasilitnsis  Gray!  GriiF.  Anim.  Kingd.  X'V,  347; 

pi.  Ixxii,  fig.  2.     Westw.I  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XVII,  373 ;  pi.  ii,  fig. 

3.     Bl'km.  Hdb.  II,  770, 1.     Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  532,  1. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
ruQcapilla.     Olijiitha  rujicapilla  Bcrm.  Hdb.  II,  770,  2.     Walk.  Catal. 

Br.  Mus.  532,  2. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Venezuela? 
klugii.     Embia  Kluejii  Rajib.  Neuropt.  313,  3.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mu.s. 

530,  3. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
OhjHtha  skijiliilinoides  Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  532,  3,  from  Brasil.     Is 

it  Forjicida  ? 


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Fam.  III.  PSOCINA. 

Tliyrsoplioriis  Burmeister. 
specIoBua!     T/ii/rsophorus  .y>,-ciiin,is  BvnsiA  Ildb.  II,  782, 1.  Walk.  Catal. 

Hr.  Mus.  478,  1.      ThijrsophoTus  spinolae   Rdr.I  Neuropt.    318,   1. 

Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus,  479,  3. 

Hah.  Brazil,  Para, 
pennicornis!     T/iyrso}>fwrus  pcnmcomts  BvnyiA  llAh.  11,782,2.     Walk. 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  478,  2.     Thyrsophorus  raiiwsus  Walk.!  Catal.    Br 

Mus.  480,  5. 

Had.  Brazil,  Bahia,  Para. 
leucotelu3.     IVi/jr.tnphorus  leucotelus  Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  479  4. 

IIai).  Brazil,  I'ara. 
anticus.     T/ii/rsophorus  anticus  Walk.  I  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  480,  G. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Para. 

Psocus  Latreillo. 

fuflclpenniaf     Psncus  fuscipennis  Burm.!  Ilclb.  II,  778,  9.     Walk.  Catal 

Br.  Mus.  484,  8. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
opacus  !     Psocus  opacus  Uagen,  Collect. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
Stlcticus  !     Psocus  sticticns  Haoen,  Collect. 

Hab.'  Brazil. 
alblcinctus!     Psocus  albicinctus  Hagen,  Collect. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
lepidus  !     Psocus  Icpidus  Haoen,  Collect. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
quadrisignatus  !     Psocus  quadrisignatus  Hagen,  Collect. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
pictus !     Psocus  pictus  Hagen,  Collect, 

Hab.  Brazil. 
marginatus !     I'socus  marginatus  Hagen,  Collect, 

Hab,  Brazil. 


Fam.  IV.  PERLIXA. 

Pei'la  Geoffrey. 

uubes.     Prrla  nuhes  Pict.  Perl.  174,  9 ;  pi.  ix,  fig.  7,  S.     Walk.  Catal, 

•Br,  Mus.  l-'5,  14. 

Hab.  America. 
braziliensis.     Perla  hrazUiensis  Pict.  Perl.  21t;,  24;   pi.    xviii,  fig.   3. 

Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  151,  3(3. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
intermixta.     Pcria  intermixta  Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  153,  42. 

Ha  J!.  Venezuela. 
luteicollis.     Ptrla  luteicollis  WALK.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  154,  4(j. 

Hab.  Venezuela. 


CAI'NIA. 


303 


repanda !     Pcrla  n-panda  Haoen,  Collect. 

IlAii.  Cliili. 
blfaaclata!     J'rrla  hlfaariata  Pict.!  Porl.  229,  30;  pi.  xx,  fig.  5.     "Walk. 

C'atiil.  Br.  Mus.  15(),  51. 

IIab.  Columbia. 
slgnata.     Pirhi  nitjiiata  Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  157,  54. 

Hah.  Venezuela. 
gayl.     Perla  gmji  Pict.  Perl.  238,  33  ;  pi.  x,  fig.  3.     Walk.  Catal.  Br. 

Mus.  158,  55. 

Hah.  Chili. 
longicauda!     Perla  lonf/icauda  Pict.  Perl.  236,34;  pi.  xxii,  fig.  5 — 8. 

Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  158,  57. 

Hah.  Brazil,  New  Fribiirg. 
dilaticoUis !     (See  North  Amer.  Neuropt.) 

Hab.  Columbia. 
hyalina.     Pcrla  hj(diiia  Pict.  Perl.  247,  39 ;  pi.  xxi,  fig.  5—10.     Walk. 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  159,  Gl. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
annulicauda.     (See  North  Amer.  Neuropt.) 

Hah.   Brazil. 
annularis.     Perla  annn'orls  Pict.  Perl.  252,42  ;  pi.  xxv,  fig.  3 — 5.  Walk. 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  ItJO,  03. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
debiliB.     Pi'rla  dchilin  Pict.  Perl.  255,  44 ;  pi.  xxvi,  fig.  4.    Walk.  Catal. 

Br.  Mus.  IGl,  GO. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
klugii.     Pirla  fduyii  Pict.  Perl.  267,  50  ;  pi.  xxv,  fig.  1—2.    Walk.  Catal. 

Br.  Mus.  162,  72. 

Hab.   Brazil. 
obacura.     Perla  oli^icura  Pict.  Perl.  269,  51 ;  pi.  xxviii,  fig.  1 — 4.    Walk. 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  163,  73. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
polita.     J'n-la  polita  Burm.   Hdb.  II,  879,  6.     Pict.  Perl.  271,  52;  pi, 

xxviii,  fig.  5—9.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  163,  74. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
morio !     Prrla  morio  Pict.!  Perl.  272,  53;    pi.  xxx,  fig.  1 — 5.     Walk. 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  163,  75. 

Hab.  Columbia. 
fenestrata!     JWla  feuestrafa  Pict.!  Perl.  281,  57;  pi.  xxxi,  fig.  1 — 4. 

Walk.  Catal.  lir.  Mus.  167,  85. 

Hab.  Columbia. 


j''it«'  ;-;   !'■ 


C'apiiia  Pictet. 

cancellata.     Capnia  cancdlata  Pict.  Perl.  328,  4;  pi.  xli.     Walk.  Catal. 

Br.  Mus.  175,4. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
gracHis!     Cupnia  (jracilis  Pict,!  Perl.  330,  5;  pi.  xlii,  fig.  1 — 3.     Walk. 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  175,  5. 

Hab.  Brazil. 


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Fam.  y.  EIMIKMERINA. 

Fplit'iiici'a  LiiiiK'. 

colorablas.     F.i>h'mrra  culombUte  Walk.  Catal.  037,  6. 
JIau,  Columbia. 


Paliiifft'iiia  Burmoistur. 

albicans.     Kjiln  nu ra  alhivtms  rKitciinuoN,  Ooii.  Ina.  Livr.  VI,  Ninimpt. 

111.  vi.     I'uliiHji'iiia  albicans  Hvrm.  Ildb,  II,  SOU.     ricr.  K|ilifmt'r. 

1  ID,  4 ;  vol.  xiii,  Ilg.  1—3.     Walk.  Catal.  548,  4. 

IIaii.  IJrazil. 
dorsalia !     J'dliiujinla  dorsdlis  BfUM.  lldli.  II,  S0.3,  3.     I'ictet.  Epbemer. 

U>3,  (i,  tab.  xiii,  fig.  5.     Walk.  Catal.  .'i4!>,  .'). 

IIah.  Bia/il. 
atrOBtoma.     J'^i'ln  imra  almslomn   Wkiiku.  Obs.  Eiitom.    99,  1.     PiCTi:r. 

Kpluiuior.  LI?.     Walk.  Catal.  D.OO,  9. 

IIau.  Brazil, 
albifilum.     /'iiliiiijciiiii  nihljllum  Walk.!  Catal.  .'554,19. 

Had.  I'ara. 
curta.     J'aliiijcnia  curta  IIaoejj.    PalitK/enia  albljilum  Walk.!  var.  Catal. 

■'i.H  19. 

IIah.  Para, 
latipennis.     Pnlingcnlrt  latlpeniih  Walk.!  Catal.  5y4,  20. 

IIah.  I'ara. 
umbrata !     Paliugenia  umbrata  Hac.kn,  Collect. 

11a  it.  Amazon. 
dorsigera !     Puliiuji  m'a  dursiffcra  IIaobn,  Collect. 

Hab.  Moutevideo. 


Baetis  Leach. 

alblvitta.     Baitis  albivitta  Walk,  Catal.  5G6,  33. 
Hah.  Para. 


pf 


Cloe  Leafih. 

fasciata!     Che  fasciata  Pictet.  Kphemer.  2G2,  9  ;  tab.  xli,  flg.  4.    Walk. 
Catal.  .')7r)",  9. 
IIah.  Brazil. 


Oligoneurja  Pictet. 

anomala !     Oligoneuria  anomaln  Pict.!  Epliomer.  291,  tab.  xlvl  at  xlvii. 
Hagen!  Stett.  Eut.  Zeit.  XVI,  2U9,  2.     Walk.  Catal.  585,  1. 
Hah.  Brazil. 


LAIS — IIETAEtirNA. 


805 


Fam.  VI.  OnONATA. 

Tribe  I.  A(aiI01\IIVA. 

Sub-Pam.  I.  CALOI'TERYGINA. 
I^aiH  IIaoen. 

globifer!     T.nin  ghhifer  IIaokn  !  Monogr.  Calopt.  88,  28;  tab.  x,  (Ig.  1. 

Hci.yh!  Hynops.  27,  2M.     Walk.  Cutal.  013,  1. 

Had.  Brazil,  Now  FriburK. 
aenea!     r.aU  aenra  Sei,yh!  Monogr.  Calopt.  91,  29;  tab.  x,  fig.  1.    Selys! 

Hynops.  2S,  29.     Walk.  Catal.  U13,  2. 

IIaii.  I'ara. 
cupreal     /.ais  cnprea  Selys  I  Monogr.  Calopt.  92,  30;  Selys!  Synops.  28, 

30.     Walk.!  Catal.  G13,  3. 

IIab.  Urazil,  Para. 
hyalina!     Lais  lu/dliun  IIaoen!  Monogr.  Calopt.  92,  31.     Selys!  Synopa. 

28,  31.     Walk.  Catal.  G13,  4. 

IlAn.  Brazil, 
prulnoaa!     /.uis  jmdnom  IIaoen!  Monogr.  Calopt.  93,  32;  tab.  x,  flg.  3. 

Si;Ly.s  !  Synops.  28,  32.     Walk.  Catal.  615,  5. 

H.'.B.  Brazil. 
pudica !     Lais  pudica  IIaoen  !  Monogr.  Calopt.  Of),  33 ;   tab.  x,  flg.  4. 

Sklyh!  Synops.  29,  33.     Walk.  Catal.  (J15,  6. 

Hau.  Brazil,  Ypauuma. 


Ifetaerina  Hngen. 
simplex!      fletaerina  simjilex  Selyh !  Monogr.  Calopt.  98,  34;  tab.  x,  flg. 

5.     Selyh!  Synops.  30,  34.     Walk.  Catal.  (Jl(j,  7. 

IlAii.  Brazil,  Minaa  Geral'S. 
sanguinea !     Jlctaerina  samjuinea  Selys  !  Monogr.  Calopt.  100,  35  ;  tab. 

X,  fig.  6.     Selys!  Synops.  31,  35.     Walk.  Catal.  617,  8. 

Had.  Para. 
rosea !     Ilctacrina  rosea  Selys  i  T.Ionogr.  Calopt.  102,  36 ;  tab.  x,  flg.  7. 

Selyh  !  Synops.  31,  36.     Walk.  Catal.  617,  9. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Minas  GeraiJs  ;  Chili. 
caja!     Libellula  caja  Ducuy,  II,  82;  tab.  xlv,  fig.  2.     Calopteri/x  caja 

BuKM.!  Hdb.  II,  826,  5.    lletuerina  cnja  Selys!  Monogr.  Calopt.  104. 

HI  ;  tab.  x,  fig.  8.     Selys  !  Synops.  32,  37.     Walk.  Catal.  618,  lO. 

Had.  Columbia,  Venezuela,  Porto  Cabello  (Appun). 
c'ominula!     Ihtatrina  iliminula  IIaoen!  Monogr.  Calopt.  107,  r8;  tab. 

xi,  lig.  1.     Selys!  Synops.  33,38.     Caloptcri/x  caja  Ekicus.!  Voyag. 

Schomburgk,  III.     Walk.  Catal.  619,  11. 

Hab.  Guiana,  Surinam ;  Brazil. 
aurlpennis !      Calopteryx  auripennis  Burm.  !    Hdb.    II,  827,   10,     Ramb. 

Neuropt.  225,  13.     IL tm rina auriponnis  Selys!  Monogr.  Calopt.  109, 

39;  tab.  xi,  fig.  2.     Selvs!  Syuops.  33,  39.     Walk.  Catal.  619, 12. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Bahia,  Rio. 
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hebel     llildirina  hihc  HKr.vrt !  Miiuokt.  Caloiit.  112,   III;  tab.  xi,  11^,'.  H. 

HKiArit  Synops.  34,  40.     Walk.  Ciitiil.  tl^O,  Vi. 

Ham.   Hra/.il. 
sanguinolenta !     Iliimriiin  sampiinolmta  IlAriKN!   Mono^r.  Calopt.  11,1, 

41 ;  tab.  xi,  ««.  4.     HelyhI  8ynop«.  3D,  41.     Walk.  Catal.  G21,  14. 

Had.  Kra/.il,  liahla. 
mortual     llitiurimi  murlnn  IIa(ien!  Monogr.  Calopt.  117,42;  tab.  xi,  fig. 

5.     SKi.Vrt!  Syiiopu.  'M,  42.     Walk.  Catal.  (121,  l.'i. 

Had.  Ouiaiia. 
laesa!    llctnvrina  laesn  IIaoen!  Monogr.  Calopt.  lll>,  44.  SbltsI  Synops. 

30,  44.     Walk.  Catal.  (J22, 17. 

IIah.  Surinam. 
longipes!     ll<tairina  Ininjiprs  IlAnEs!  Mono^jr.  Calopt.  121,  45;  tab.  xi, 

lit,.  7.     Selys  1  Syuops.  37,  4r).     Walk.  Catal.  G23, 18. 

Hah.  lira/il. 
carnifex !     lliiiKrina  nir/ii/rx  Haoen!  Monogr.  Calopt.  123,  4(i;  tab.  xi, 

lig.  8.     fcJELYH!  Syuops.  37,  4ii.     Walk.  Catal.  G24,  li). 

Hah.  Brazil,  New  Friburg,  Minas  Geraiis. 
proximal     Ilitiurui'i  proximn  SklysI  Monoi^r.  Calopt.  12r),  47;  tab.  xi, 

tig.  9.     Sklyh!  Synops.  3S,  47.     Walk.  Catal.  024,  20. 

Hah.  lira/.il,  Ypanenia. 
CTUentata!     (See  North  American  Nouropt.) 

Hah.  Veno/uela,  Muriila,  ParanaH  do  St.  Urban;  Surinam, 
vulnerata!     (Seo  North  American  Neiiropt.) 

Hah.  Columbia,  Hra/.il. 
amerlcana!     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Hah.  Brazil. 
moribunda!     ILtairina   morihumhi  Haoen  !   Monogr.  Calopt.  134,  154; 

tab.  xii,  lig.  4.     Sely.'^  !  Synops.  42,  51.     Walk.  Catal.  G28,  24. 

Hab.  Cayenne;  Brazil,  I'ara. 
OCCisa!     Ilclaeriiia  uccisa  Haoen  !  Monogr.  Calopt.  143,  55;  tab.  xii,  fig. 

a.     Selys!  Synops.  44,  .55.     Walk.  Catal.  031,  2H. 

Had.  Columbia,  Venezuela,  Porto  Cabello,  Laguayra,  Parauas  do  St. 
Urban, 
brightwelli!    Ai/rion  hrightwdli  Kikhy,  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  XIV,  107;  tab. 

iii,  lig.  5.      Vidoptiryx  hri(jhl Willi  1!lkm.  Hdb.  II,  820,  5.     llitmrina 

hritjiitwelli  Selys  !  Monogr.  Calopt.  148,  57 ;  tab.  xii,  fig.  8.     Selys  ! 

Syuops.  40,  57.     Walk.  Catal.  033,  30. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Rio,  New  Friburg,  Irisauga. 
majuBCula!     ILuwrina  mujuscula  Selys!  Monogr.  151,58;  tab.  xiii,  fig. 

1.     Selys!  Synops.  47,  58.     Walk.  Catal.  034,  31. 

Had.  Columbia ;  Surinam. 

Ileliocliaris  Selys. 

amazona !     llUorhnris  amazona  Selys!  Monogr.  Calopt.  188, 1 ;  tab.  xiv, 

fig.  5.     Selys  !   Synops.  55,  71.     Walk.  Catal.  642,  1. 

Hah.   Hrazil,  Kga  (Hates),  Amazon  River. 
brasiliensis  !     Hduivhuris  brasilii  usis  Haoen  !  addit.  Synops.  Calopt.  9, 

71,  bis. 

Hah.  Brazil,  Bahia. 


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Diftvi'inH  SelyH. 
atrosanguinea !    DicUrins  iiiniMiinjHiino  Ski.yh!  Moiiogr.  Calopt.  I'.il,  72; 

tall,  xiv,  llg.  (I.     Sia.Vrt!  Hyiiopn.  rifi,  72.     Walk.  Cattil.  (J-iJ,  2. 

II All.  Amazon  RiviT  (HatcH), 
prooera!     hii-hrim*  jirocim  Hahkn!  aiMit.  Syiiops.  Culopt.  lU,  72,  bis. 

Uau.  Aiiia/uu  Uiviir,  ^autarem  (Bate:*). 

Aillltlii|>(t'l-y.\  Bulys. 

agrioides!    AmphiiiUrii.r  nijriniilis  Ski-vh!  Mouogr.  Calopt.  241,  92.    Selyh! 
Syiiops.  (J(i,  1.     Wai-k.  Catal.  Urj4,  1. 
Hau.  Colombia. 

C'lialcoiitoryx  Solys. 

rutllans !     ('Iinlnipiiri/x  riUilaiix  Si'.lyh!  Muiiogr.  Calopt.  2r)1,  n4;  tab.  ix, 
lig.  7.     Ski.ysI  Hynops.  08,  !t4.     Walk.  Catal.  (J55,  1.     Ithinonjjiha 
rulili'ii!<  Ra.mh.!  Neiirojit.  233,  1. 
Hau.  Brazil,  I'ara. 


Tliore  Ilngen. 

gigantea!     T/iore  ylgantm  Smlvs!  Monogr.  Calopt.  2r)4, 1.    SklyhI  Synops. 

Gil,  il5.     Walk.  Catal.  050,  2. 

Hah.  Colombia,  Bogota. 
picta !    Kujihui  (I  /licid  Hamh.  Nyuropt.  231,  4.    Thorn  pivta  Skt.ys!  Mouogr. 

Calopt.  250,  90.     SelysI  Syuops.  7(i,  !)6.    Walk.  Catal.  050,  3. 

llAii.  Cayt'iine;  Para. 
saundersii !     Thore  miuiidirsn  Srlys !  Monogr.  Calopt.  257,  97.     Selys? ! 

Synops.  70,  97.     Walk.  Catal.  057,  4. 

Had.  Amazon  River;  Para. 
faaciata!     Tlmrc  fm^rinia  IIaiikn!  Monogr.  Calopt.  259,98;  tab.  Ix,  %.  8. 

Sklyh!  Synops.  70,  i)S.     Walk.  Catal.  (157,  5. 

Hah.  Colombia,  Venezuela,  Porto  Cabello  (A])pun), 
byalina!     Thore  hi/nliuu  Selys!  Mouogr.  Calopt.  201,  99.     Selys!  Synops. 

71,99.     Walk.  Catal.  058,  8. 

Hah.  Babia. 
faatlgiata!     Thtrc fiiAtiijiatn  Selys!  adJit.  Synops.  16,  99,  bi.s. 

llAu.  Colombia,  Bogota. 


f'ora  Selys. 

cyane !     Cora  n/nnp.  Selys!  Monogr.  Calopt.  2G3,  100.     Selys!  Synops. 
71,  100.     Walk.  Catal.  058,  7. 
Had.  Venenuola,  Porto  Cabello  (Appun). 


Sub-Fam.  IT.  AGiilONINA. 

Mo^nloprt'iilis  Rambur. 
caerulatua!     (See  tbe  North  American  Neuropt.)     Var.  bolivar  Selys. 
Had.  Colombia,  Bogota. 


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Microstigina  RamLur. 
anomalum  !     Microsligmn  anomaliim  P.hr.  Noiiropt.  289,  1.     Microstigma 

proximum  IlnR.  Neuropt.  28!),  2. 

IIab.  Amazon  River,  Santarein,  Para  (Bates),  Cayenne. 
rotundatum!     Microstigma  rotundatun  SelysI     Var.  M.  cxuUum  Selys! 

Var.  M.  lunatum  Sely3  1 

Hah.  Peru;  Amazon  River ;  Para  (Bates). 
maculatum!     Microstigma  marulntnm  IIaohn  ! 

ilAB.  Cayenne ;  Amazon  River,  Sautarem  (Bates) ;  Essequibo. 

Pseudostigiiia  Selys. 
accedens!     Pseudosligma  accedeiis  Sulys!     (See  North  Amer.  Neuropt.) 


Had.  Colombia. 


ornatus ! 

Hah 
astictus ! 

Hab 
linearis ! 


Itlecistogaster  Rambur. 

(See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Venuzuela,  Caraccas  ;  Surinam  ;  Lima. 

Mccistogastcr  astictus  IIaoen  t 

Brazil,  New  Friburg. 

Agrion  linearis  Vabr.  Entom.  Syst.  II,  388,  5.  Jllccisfogastcr 
filigtrus  Rbr.  !  Neuropt.  287,  10,  mas.  Mccistogastcr  signatus  Rbr. 
Neuropt.  28G,  ft,  fern.  Mecistogaster  Jlavistigma  Ramb.  Neuropt.  287, 
11?  fem. 

Had.  Guiana;  Surinam;  Amazon  River;  Para;  Santarem,  Colombia. 
lucretia!     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Had.  Brazil,  Amazon  River. 
marchali !     Mccistogastcr  marchali  Rbr.  Neuropt.  28^,  2.     Mecistogaster 
jilum   Ramd.!  Neuropt.   284,   3.     Mccistogastcr  pcdicellatus  Ramuu.! 
Neuropt.  284,  5. 
Hab.  Guiana  ;  Surin^.m  ;  Amazon  River ;  Para. 

Lestes  Leach. 

grandis!     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Hab.  Colombia. 
forficula!     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Had.  Brazil. 
undulata!     L(stes  undidata  Say,  Jmirn.  Acad.  Philad.  VIII,  35.     Lestes 

vittata  Haoen!  Revue  des  Odonat.  d'Kurope,  331. 

Had.  Montevideo ;  Buenos  Ayres  ;  Valdivia. 
picta  !     Lestes  picta  Hag  en. 

Had.  Brazil. 
tricolor!     Lestes  tricolor  Ericiis.!  Voyag.  Schomburgk,  III. 

Hab.  Guiana  ;  Bahia  ;  Pernambuco. 
contorta!     Lestes  contorta  \\xr,E:i\ 

Had.  Brazil,  New  Friburg. 
striata.     Lestes  striata  Selys. 

Hab.  Venezuela,  Cayenne  (not  seen  by  me), 
minuta.     Lestes  miuuia  Si'LY'J, 

Hab.  Brazil  (not  seen  by  me). 


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Ilypoiieiira  Selys. 

fanckii!     ITi/poncura  funckii  Selys! 
Hab.  Colombia. 

Eiiclea  Selys. 

terminalis.     Eudca  fcrminulis  Selys. 

IIau.  Amazon  River  (not  seen  by  me). 

Podagrion  Selys. 

OBcillana.     Podngrinn  oscUlans  Selys. 

IlAn.  Bogota  (not  seen  by  me). 
megalopus.     Podaf/rion  megalopus  Selys. 

IIai!.  Amazon  River  (not  seen  by  me), 
macropus.     PuJar/rion  macrojins  Srlys. 

IIau.  Venezuela,  Merida  (not  seen  by  me). 
flavovlttatum !     Podaijrio)!  JJavoviltatum  Selys  ! 

Hab.  Brazil,  Minas  Geraes. 
venale  !     Podiujrion  venule  Hagen  1 

IIab.  Colombia. 

Leptogaster  Selys. 

OvatuB.     Lrptogasfer  ovatits  Selys. 

IIab.  Baliia  (not  seen  by  me). 
aurantlacus !     Lcplogastcr  aurandacus  Hagen  1 

Hab.  Brazil. 
ciiinainomeus !     Lcptngaster  cinnamomcus  Hages  ! 

IIau.  Baliia. 
sordid  as.     LeptagaHcr  sordidus  Selys. 

Hab.  Santarem  (not  seen  by  me). 
angustus.     Leptagastcr  angnslus  Selys. 

Hab.  Santarem  (not  seen  by  me). 


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Neoneui-a  Selys. 

Clliaris!     Nconeura  cUiaris  Selys! 

Hab.  Brazil ;  perhaps  N.  ancilla, 
bilinearis!     Neonewi- biUrnaris  HelysI 

Hab.  Para, 
rubriventrls !     Neoneura  rubriventris  Selys  ! 

Hab.  Para. 
fragllis!     Agrion  fragile  IIkobsI 

Hab.  Brazil,  New  Friburg. 


Sub-gen.  Xolosticia  De  Selys. 

melaiiostigma !     N'onrura  melanosligma  Hagex! 
Hau.  Venezuela. 


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Protoiieura  Seiys. 

sancta!     Profuneurasancta  HxoEi^l 

Hab.  Columbia. 
tenuia.     Protmu  ura  tenuis  Selys. 

Hab.  I'aia. 

Agi'ion  Fabricius. 

Sub-gen.  Ischnura  Charpentiek. 

gracile !     A/jrian  gracilc  Ramb.!  Neuropt.  2(J0,  4. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Venezuela. 
truncatam.     Ayrion  tnincatum  Selys. 

Hab.  Minas  Gteraus,  Brazil. 
chelifer.     A<jrion  chelifcr  Sklys. 

Hab.  Minas  Geraus,  Brazil, 
tuberculatum  !     (See  North  American  Neuroptera.) 

Hab.  Cayenne. 
verautum  !     Ayrion  versutum  Haoen  ! 

Hab.  Chili. 
simile  !     Agriou  simili'  Selys  ! 

Hab.  Venezuela,  Merida. 
rusticum !     A(/rion  rusticum  Haoen  ! 

Hab.  Bahia. 
debile !     Agrion  dihilc  Hagen  ! 

Hab.  Rio,  Brazil. 
cinctum  !     Ai/rion  cinctum  Haoen  ! 

Hab.  Quillota,  Chili. 
floridum  !     Aijrion  jUridum  Hagen  ! 

Hab.  Lima. 
hastatiim  !     (See  North  American  Neuroptera.) 

Hab.  Merida. 
capreolus  !     (See  North  American  Neuroptera.) 

Hab.  Brasdl. 

Sub-genus  (new). 

macilentum.     Agrion  macihiUum  Rbr.  Neuropt.  259,  4. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
bicorne.     Agrion  bicorne  Selys. 

Hab.  Para, 
bitaeniatum.     Agrion  hltaeniatum  Selys. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
longissimum  !     Agrion  longissimum  Selts. 

Hab.  Brazil. 

Sub-genus  (new). 

briseis  !     Agrion  briseis  Hagen  ! 

Hab.  Brazil, 
elongatum.     Agrion  elongatiim  Selys. 

Hab.  Brazil. 


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porrectum !     Agrion  porrectum  Hagen. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
glaucopis !     Aijrion  glaucopis  Haoen  ! 

Hab.  Baliia. 
Iris  !     Agrion  iris  Hagen  1 

Hab.  Bahia. 
thetis !     Agrion  thetis  Hagen  ! 

Hab.  Bahia. 
andromache  !     Agrion  andromache  Hagen  ! 

Hab,  Brazil. 
macrurum  !     Agrion  macrurum  Burm.!  Hdb.  H,  819,  4. 

Hab.  Brazil. 


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Sub-gen.  rijrrliosoma  Chakpestier. 

flavipes.     Agrion  flavipes  Selys. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
COraUinum,     Agrion  corallinum  Selys. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
COCCineum.     Agrion  coccinnim  Selys. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Minas  GeraiJs. 
erythrinum.     Agrion  crythrinum  SeltS. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Minas  Geraiis. 
rubeHum.     Agrion  rubcllum  Sblys. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
rubidum.     Agrion  ruhidum  Ramb.  Neuropt.  261,  8. 

Hab.  Buenos  Ayres. 
haematinum !     Agrion  harmatinum^Eh'i^\ 

Hab.  Brazil,  Minas  Geraijs. 
terminale.     Agrion  terminate  Selys. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Minas  Geraes. 
vulneratum  !     (See  N.  American  Neuroptera.) 

Hab.  Guiana. 
sulphuratum  !     Agrion  sulphuratum  Hagen  ! 

Hab.  Bahia. 
croceum  !     Agrion  croceum  Bckm.1  Hdb.  II,  819,  6. 

Hab.  Surinam. 
rubens.     Agrion  ruhens  SelyS. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
basale.     Agrion  basale  Selys. 

Hab.  Brazil, 
angustipenne.     Agrion  angustipenne  Belts. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Minas  Geraes. 
dlspar  !     Agrion  dispar  Hagen  1 

Hab.  Brazil,  Minas  Gerai-s. 
filiola !     Agrion  filiola  Perty,  Delect.  Anim.  125  ;  tab.  xxv,  fig.  4. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Minas  Geraiis,  Pernambuco,  Bahia. 
pavidum!     Agrion  paridum  Hagen! 

Hab.  Brazil,  New  Friburg. 
rufovlttatum.    Agrion  rufovittatum  Blanchard,  Voyag.  d'Orbigny. 
Hab.  Bolivia. 


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Sub-gen.  Agrion  Cuaupentiek. 

doreale !     Afjrimi  donah  Bdrm.!  Ildb.  II,  819,  5. 

Har.  Brazil. 
modestum.     Agrion  modestum  Selys. 

11  All.  Brazil,  Minas  (reraiJs. 
BOrdidum  !     Agrion  sonlidum  IIaoen  ! 

Hah.  Brazil,  Now  Friburg. 
fiSBUm.     Agrion  JissHin  Selys. 

Hah.  Columbia. 
impurum.     Argjja  impttra  Ramb.  Neuropt.  2!^)!},  1. 

Hah.  I'ara. 
claussenli !     Agrion  claussenii  Selys  ! 

Hah.  Brazil. 
OCulatum  !     Agrion  ocu/atum  Haorn  ! 

Hah.  Veuoziiola;  l't'rnainbiu;o. 
infumatum  !     Agrion  infunuUum  Selys  ! 

Hah.  I'ara. 
serva  !     Agrion  .wrva  IIaoen  ! 

IIab.  Brazil. 
inBipidum  !     Agrion  insipidum  IIaoen  I 

Hah.  Guiana. 
Incultum !     Agrion  incultum  IIaoen  1 

Hah.  Lima. 
torvum  !     Agrion  torvum  Haqen  ! 

llAB.  Quillota. 
nuptum  !     Agrion  nuptum  IIaoen  ! 

Hab.  Quillota. 
cupreum  !     (See  North  American  Neuroptera.) 

Hab.  Venezuela. 


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Tribe  II.  AESCHIVIIVA. 

Sub-Fam.  III.  GOMPIIINA. 

CwOiiipIiiis  Leach. 

crotalfnus !     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Hah.  Brazil. 
paludoBUB  !     Epigomphus  paludosus  Hagen  !  Oompliin.  85,  22. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
molestus  !     Ihmigomphus  molestus  Hagen  !  Oomphin.  183,  G5. 

Hab.  Chili. 

Goiniilioidos  Selys. 

gracilis  !     Progomphns  gracilis  Haoen  !  Qompliin.  189,  67. 

Hah.  Brazil,  New  Friburg. 
complicata!     Progomphus  complicata  SKhysl  Gomphin.  198,  GS. 

Hah.  Brazil,      .iiia. 
COBtaliB!     Progomp    .i' cos^dJ/s  IIaoen  I  Gomph.  200,  69. 

Hab.  Brazil. 


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intrloata!     Proyomphus  intricatus  IIaoen  t  (Jomphin.  421,  68,  bis. 

IIaii.  Aui<a/.on. 
infumata !     y>'/a.s<«<oHima  i'/i/iimtt/Hw  Ramb.1  Neuropt.        ,4.     Gomphoidca 
iiifumala  Selys  1  Uouipliiu.  210,  73. 
Had.  Brazil. 
fuliginoaa !     (lowphoidrs  fuliginoHn  IIaoen  1  Gomi)hin.  211,  74. 

Haii,  British  Guiana,  l';HHe(iuibo. 
audax!      domjihoidi's  audax  Haoen  1  Goinpliin.  211!,  7.'j. 

Had.  Brazil, 
diphylla !     Cyclophylla  diphylla  Selys  I  Gomphin.  217,  77. 

Hah.  Brazil, 
gladlata  !      Cijclophylla  gladiata  Haoen  !  Gomphin.  219,  78. 

Had,  Brazil,  I'ernambuco. 
signata!     Ci/clojdiijlla  siynattillAOKul  Gomphin.  220,  79. 
Had.  Brazil,  Vei.ozuola. 

Ci/rlophylla  sordida  Selvb  !  Gomphin.  223,  80. 
I'ara. 

Apliylla  hrevipes  Selys!  Gompliin.  227,  82. 
Para. 
(Seo  North  American  Neuropt.) 


sordida ! 

IIah. 
brevlpes ! 

IIah. 
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llAit.  British  Guiana  ;  Surinam;  Brazil,  Baliia. 
dentata!     AphylUi  dcniaUi  Selys!  addit.  Synops.  21,  81,  bis. 

IIah.  Amazon  (Bates). 
campanulata!  Diusiai(immac.ampamd<iia'i\nviM.\\l<lh.ll,     ,4.    Conophora 

ccmjiaiinldtii  Selyb  1  (jomphin.  234,  84. 

IIah.  Brazil. 
anguatipennis  !     Diaphlehia  aiujustlpcmiis  Selys\  Gomphin.  237,85. 

IIah.  Amazon,  Para. 
brevistyhia  !     (Seo  North  American  Neuropt.) 

IIau.  Colombia. 


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let  in  us  Rambur. 

latro  !     Ictinus  Intro  Ericiis.  1   Schomburgk,  Reiso  Guiana,  III.     Selys! 
Gomphin.  294, 102. 
Hab.  British  Guiana. 

Cordulegaster  Leach. 

diaatatops !     Thecaphora  diastatops  Selys  !  Gomphin.  320, 105. 
Hab.  Colombia. 

Pctalia  Hagen. 

punctata!     Potnlin  punctata  Haoen  !  Gomphin.  353,  117. 

IIah.  Chili,  Ouchacay. 
Btlctica!     J'In/llopctatia  siictica  Haqen!  Gomphin.  357,  118. 

IIah.  Chili,  Valdivia. 
apicalia  !    rityllopeialia  apicalis  Selys!  Gomphiu.  359, 119. 

Hab.  Chili,  Valdivia. 


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Phenes  Rambur. 

raptor!     Phenes  raptor  Ramd.!  Neuropt.  170,1.     Selys  !  Gomphin.  377, 
133. 
Had.  Cliili,  Valparaiso. 


Sub-Pam.  IV.  AESCIININA. 

Anax  Leach. 
amazili!     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 
llAB.  Venezuela,  Brazil,  I'eruambuco. 

Aesclina  Fabricius. 
variegata.     Aeschna  varie(jata  Faiiu.  Entom.  Syst.  II,  384,  2. 

liAi!.  Terra  del  Fuego  (Banks). 
costalis!     Aeschna   custalis  BvrmA  Hdb.  II,  837,  3.     Gi/nacantha  ferox 

Enicns.!  Schomburgk.  Guiana,  III. 

Hab.  Guiana;  Bahia. 
luteipennis  !     Aeschna  luteipennis  Burm.!  Hdb.  II,  837,  4. 

Hah.  Brazil ;  St.  Leopoldo. 
reticulata!     .^Ifsc/jna  re</(u/a<a  Bukm.!  Ildb.  II,  837,  5. 

Hab.  Brazil;  Venezuela. 
virena!     Aeschna  virens   Rbr.I   Neuropt.  193,  3.     (See  North  Americaa 

Neuroptera.) 

Hab.  St.  Cruz  de  Bolivia;  Venezuela. 
marchali.     Aeschna  marchali  Kamb.  Neuropt.  203,  14, 

Hah.  Columbia. 
difflnls!     Aeschna  dijfinis  Rbr.  Neuropt.  203, 15. 

Hab.  Chili. 
bonariensis  !     Aeschna  Donariensis  Rbr.  Neuropt.  204,  1(5. 

Hab.  Buenos  Ayres  ;  St.  Leopoldo. 
confusa.     Aeschna  confusa  Ramb.  Neuropt.  205,  17. 

Hab.  Buenos  Ayres. 
angusta  !     Aeschna  angusta  Haod.n  I 

Hab.  Brazil.  (?) 
jucunda!     Aeschna  jnc\mda'llkOF,-x\ 

Hab.  Montevideo,  New  Friburg ;  Venezuela. 
prasina  !     Aeschna  prasina  Hagen  ! 

Hab.  Peruambuco. 
configurata  !     Aeschna  conjigurata  Hagen  I 

Hab.  Valparaiso. 
depravata  !     Aeschna  depravata  Haohn  ! 

Hab.  Brazil;  New  Friburg. 
lobata  !     A<schna  lobata  HAoiiN  I 

Hab.  Brazil.  New  Friburg. 
brevifrons  !     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Hab.  Valparaiso. 
rufina  !     Aeschna  riijina  IIaoen  I 

Hab.  Brazil,  Minas  Geraes. 


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faunaria!     Ai  sclma  faunaria  Haoen  I 
Had.  Brazil,  Uio. 


Gynacantlia  Rambur. 
gracilis!     Aeschna  gracilis  IJuuM.!  Ildb.  11,837.6.     Gynacantha  nervosa 

Ramh.  Neuropt.  213,  7. 

Hah.  Brazil,  St.  Cruz  de  Bolivia,  Surinam,  Pernambuco,  Rio. 
trliida!     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Had.  Brazil. 
Beptlma.     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Hab.  Brazil, 
lanceolata  !      (lijnacantha  lanccolata  Haoen. 

Hah.  Pernambuco. 
elata!      Gijnucantha  eluta  Haoen! 

IIah.  Brazil,  New  Friburg. 
Obscuripennis  !     Aeschna  obscuripennia  Blancuakd,  Voyag.  d'Orbigny. 

Haj).  Bolivia;  Venezuela. 
tenuis  !      Gijnacanlha  tenuis  Haoen  I 

Had.  Brazil. 
COnica!      Gynacantha  conica  Haoen! 

Hah.  Venezuela,  Surinam. 


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Tribe  III.  L,IBEI.LrLI\.4. 

Sub-Fam.  V.  CORDULINA. 
Cordulia  Leach. 

valga !     Corthtlla  valga  Haoen  ! 

Hah.  Brazil,  New  Friburg. 
forclpula  1     Cordulia  forcipula  Haoen  ! 

Hab.  Brazil,  Miis.  Berlin. 
rustlca  !      Cordulia  rusticn  Haoen  ! 

Hab.  Brazil,  Mus.  Berlin. 
setifera !     Cordulia  .letifera  Haoen  I 

Had.  Brazil,  Mus.  Berol. 
Chilensia !      Cordulia  chihnsisRAcn^l 

Hab.  Chili ;  Brazil,  Salto  Grande. 
tomentoaa.     Lihellula  tomcntosa  Fabr.  Entom.  Syst.  II,  381,  34. 

Hab.  America. 
villosa.     Ciirdulia  villosa  Rbe.  Neuropt.  144, 1. 

Hab.  Chill. 

Sub-Fam.  VI.  LIBELLULINA. 
Paiitala  Hagen. 

flavescena!     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 
Hab.  Venezuela ;  Surinam  ;  Brazil. 


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TraiU(>a  Hagen. 

baaalis !     l.ihcUuln  basalis  Bukm.  Hdb.  II,  8ri2,  25. 

Har.  I{i'a/,il. 
blnotata  !     LihvUala  binotata  RnR.I  Neuropt.  3G,  7. 

IIah.  Uiazil,  Minas  OeraeH. 
cophysa  !     l/ihdiula  cuphijsa  Koli.ar. 

J I  AH.  ]5razil. 
marcella  !     lAhilhtla  marcdla  Selys. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
argo  !      Traima  anjo  Haoen  I 

Uab.  Rio,  Brazil. 


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Libel  111  la  Linuti. 
appendiculata  !     TJhcUula  apiiendiculata  Selys  ! 

Had.  Merida,  Venezuela. 
umbrata !     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Had.  Venezuela,  Porto  Cabello  ;   (hiiana  ;   Surinam  ;    Esseqnibo ; 
Brazil,  Biihia,  Kio;  Buenoa  Ayrea.     Everywhere  common. 
cyanea.     Lihellula  cyanea  Fabb.  Eutom.  Syst.  II,  381,  3(5. 
Hah.  America. 
It  ia  a  species  unknown  to  me;  perhaps  L.  quadrupla?,  but  the  "ab- 
domen" is  said  to  be  "cylindrical." 


Sub-gen.  Orlhemis  Haoen. 

discolor  !     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Hah.  Venezuela,  Porto  Cabello  ;  Guiana  ;  Surinam  ;  Chili ;  Ecuador, 
Guayaquil ;  Brazil,  Bahia,  Pernambuco,  Minas  GeraiJs,  Rio.  Ex- 
tremely common. 


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lieptliemis  Hagen. 
vesiculosa !     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Hah.  (Juiana ;  Brazil,  Pernambuco,  Bahia,  Rio. 
haematogastra  !     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Hah.  Surinam  ;  Brazil,  Pernambuco. 
verbenata !     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Hab.  Venezuela,  Porto  Cabello  ;  Surinam ;  Brazil. 
picta  !    Lcpthemis  picta  IIagen  ! 

Hah.  Brazil. 
cardinalis!     LibdMa  cardinalis  Eiiicns. !  Schomburck,  Vovac.  Guiana, 

III,  583.  b  ,       ^   b 

Hab.  Guiana,  Essequibo. 
attenuata!     Uhdhda  attenuata  Erichs.  I  Schomburgk,  Voyag.  Guiana,  III, 

Ooo. 

Hab.  Guiana;  Brazil, 
extensa  !     Lcpthemis  eitensa  Haoen  ! 

Hab.  Brazil,  Pernambuco. 
cultriformis !     Lepthemh  cullriformis  Haoen  ! 

Hab.  Brazil. 


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Dytlieini»  Hagen. 

pleuroBtlcta !     (See  North  Amorioan  Neuroptera."^ 

IIah.  IJiazil. 
tenuis!      J)i//hi  mis  tenuis  U\nF,ii\ 

IIah.  Brazil,  New  Friburg. 
infamls  !     Dijlhrmis  in/amis  Haoen  ! 

Hah.  Brazil,  Purnambuco. 
marmorata !     J)ijlhimis  narmorata  Haoen  I 

Hau.  Brazil,  Now  Friburg. 
hemichlora!     Librllula  himichlomBvRM.l  Ildb.  II,  849,  4. 

Had.  Vonezucla,  Porto  Cabello  ;  Brazil,  Bahia. 
tessellata !     Lihdlula  tcssMata  Bdum.!  Hdb.  II,  849,  5. 

Hah.  Brazil, 
aterilis!     Dijlhanis  stcrilis  Hag  en  1     Libcllula  tessellata  Ramd.!  Neuropt. 

89,  82.' 

Uad.  Venezuela;  Brazil, Pernambuco, Rio ;  Surinam;  Lima;»Bueuo8 

Ayros. 
lepida  !     Di/themis  hjiiila  ITaoen  ! 

ITab.  Brazil,  New  Friburg. 
gerula  !     Dijlhimis  gcrula  Haoen  ! 

Hau.  Brazil,  New  Friburg. 
liriope  !     l>;)llit  mis  liriope  IIaoen  ! 

Hab.  Brazil. 
apicalis  !     Dythmis  ajncalis  IIagen  1 

Hau.  Brazil,  Rio;  Surinam. 
cydippe  !     Di/ihemis  cifdippe  IIagen  ! 

llAit.  Brazil,  Rio. 
typographa !     Djthemis  typographa .' 

Hah.  Chili. 
Icterica  !     Dijtlumis  icterica  IIagen  ! , 

Hab.  Brazil,  Surinam. 
phryne.     Libi Hula  phrijne  Peuty,  Delectus  Anim.  125;  tab.  xxv,  fig.  3. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Piauhy. 
columba !     Di/ihonis  culumba  IIagen  1 

Ha.'.  Venezuela. 
tabida !     Dijllumis  tabidallAOEsl 

Hab.  Brazil, 
musiva!     Di/ihemis  musiva  Haoen! 

Hab.  Brazil,  Rio,  Minas  (reraes. 
catenata !     iJjihemis  cat<  iia/a  IIagen  I 

Hab.  Brazil,  Minas  Gerai's. 
rapax  !     Di/ihanis  rapax  Haoen. 

Hab.  Venezuela. 
nubecula!     Di/thrmis  nubecula  RnnA  Neuropt.  122, 129. 

Hab.  Brazil,  New  Friburg. 


Erytlieiuis  Hagen. 

furcata  !     (See  North  American  Neuroptera.) 
Had.  Brazil,  Bahia. 


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LIST  OF  SOUTH  AMERICAN  NEUUOPTERA. 


longipea  !     (?<■<>  North  American  Neuroptern.) 

IIaii.  Hrii/.il,  liio,  Miliar  {IcrjveH. 
blcolor  !     (H((e  North  American  N«uroptera.) 

Ham.  Surinam;  ftuiana;  Urazil. 
peruviana.     l.iUiUuln  juruniinn  Rnu.  Nouropt.  81,  69. 

IIaii.   I'Hrii.     (Perhapn  A',  hicolor.) 
lavata  !     Uri/l/innis  Invata  IlAaisN  ! 

IIaii.  Venezuela. 
rubrlventria  !     IJI»  Hula  rnhrivi  nirl.t  Br.ANc  irAUD,  Voyag.  d'Orbigny. 

IIaii.  Corrieiites.     (Is  it  ol  this  genus  ?) 


r 
If'.  ! 


i  I 


I 


IVIeNotliciuiH  Hagen. 
gilva  !     MiKolhimin  ^!h-a  IIacien  I 

Had.  Venezuela, 
annulata!     I.ihdiula  ammlnta  Pamh.  df,  Bkauv.  Ins.  Neur.  58,  tab.  Hi, 

lig.  3,     RrtMunu!  Neuropt.  78,  Gf)  (partly). 

Uab.  Brazil, 
plebeja  !     LiMlula  pl<  uja  Ramd.  Neuropt.  107,  106. 

IIaii.  Cliili;  Grallota. 
connata  !     FAlnflnla  connuta  Bcrm.1  Ilbd.  II,  855,  44. 

IIai!.  Valparaiso;  Guillota. 
communis.     l/ihrUuIn  rommnnis  Rbr.  Neuropt.  93,  88. 

IIah.  Chili.     (Is  it  of  this  genus  ?) 
distinguenda.     LilxUula  (lisllii<iue.ii(ln  Ramr.  Neuropt.  81,  68.     fAhdhda 

iiK-iimpla  Ramb.  Neuropt.  119,  124  (fem.). 

IIaii.  Cayenne. 
abbreviata.     /.ihiUula  ahhrcviata  Ranr.  Neuroj  t.  119, 123. 

II AB.  Cayenne.     (Is  it  of  this  genus?) 

Diplax  Charpentiei. 
ocliracea!     (See  North  American  Neuroptera.) 

IIai!.  Venezuela,  Porto  Cabello;  Guiana;  Surinam;  Brazil;  Bahia. 
minuscula!     (See  North  American  Neuroptera.) 

IlAii.  Brazil. 
Credula  !     (See  North  American  Neuroptera.) 

IIab.  Brazil,  Minas  Geraiis. 
abjecta  !     (See  North  American  Neuroptera.) 

IIaii.  Venezuela,  wa/iil, 
obesa  !     Diplar  obesa  Hagen  1 

IIaii.  Brazil, 
unimaculata !     Lihillula  unimaculata  De  Geek,  Mem.  Ill    5.J8    4   tab. 

xxvi,  fig.  :,.     BuRM.  Ildb.  II,  855,  43. 

Har.  Surinam,  Guiana;  Brazil,  Pernambuco. 
famula  !     /    ■Uidn  famula  Erichs.I  Sclioxnburgk,  Voyag.  Guian.  Ill,  584. 

Hah.  (tuiana. 
fuscofasciata.     LihiUulafuscofanciata  Blaxciiard,  Voyag.  d'Or'>igny. 

Har.  Corriontes.     (Is  it  of  this  genus  ?) 
fusca!     /w'6f //i(/a /((.s-r«  Rrr.!  Neuropt.  78,  64. 

Had.  Cayenne;  Brazil. 


PKRITHEMia. 

apoUlna !     T.ihrVuln  npallina  Dk  Sklyh  1 

Hah.  Urazil. 
catharina  !     LihilUda  calharina  De  Sblys I 

Ham.  Brazil. 
Indlgna  !     J'ijilu.r  iiiilii/nali\aKv\ 

IlAii.  Urazil. 
juUana !     l.il>illHlajulia>inT)?.SEhYS\ 

Had.  Brazil. 
pOBtica  !     Diiihtx  postica  IIaoen  1 

liAii.  Brazil. 
fauata !     LihellulafaustaliK  Selyh  ! 

IIaii.  Brazil, 
faustina !     /-('/"  Uulafaustina  De  Fklys. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
contusa  !   Lihdhda  contusa  Haoen  I 

Hah.  Brazil, 
latimacula  !     Libt  Hula  latimacula  De  Srlys  1 

Hah.  Brazil. 
BObrina.     Libellnla  subrina  Rbii.1  Neuropt.  114,  116. 

Hah.  Brazil, 
effrenata  !     I.ibcllula  effrenata  Haoen  I 

Had.  Brazil. 
famlUarls !     l^iphix  familiai  •;  IIaoen  I 

Hab.  Brazil, 
agricola  !     l>ipla.v  agricola  Haoejj  ! 

Hah.  Brazil. 
luoiana  !     Libillula  luciana  De  Selys  t 

Hab.  Brazil. 
flavilatera !     Diphix  Jiavilatera  Haoen  ! 

Hab.  Brazil. 
bilineata !     Libvllula  bilinmta  Hagen  I 

Hab.  Brazil,  New  Frilnirg. 
venosa !     lAbelhda  venosa  BiutM.!  Hdb.  II,  848,  1. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Bahia. 
OBCularis!     JJi/dax  oscularis  UaoesI 

Hab.  Brazil. 
cyanifrons !     Libtlhla  cyanifrons  IIagen  ! 

Hab.  Brazil. 
pulla  !     lAbdhda  pulla  Bdkm.1  Udb.  II,  855,  41. 

Hab.  Surinam. 
nigricans!     J.Uiellula  m'f/ricans  Ramb.  Neuropt.  97,  95. 

Hah.  Buenos  Ayres. 
vlUs.     Libellula  vili.i  Rbk.  Neuropt.  98,  9  (J. 

Hab.  Buenos  Ayres. 


819 


!■  IJ 


m 


Peritlieniis  Hagen. 

domitia!     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Hab.  VeneziU'la  ;  Brazil,  Bahia,  St.  Leopoldo. 

laia!     Ldnliula  hiis  1'kkty,  Delect.  Anim.  125,  tab.  xxv. 
Hau.  Brazil,  Peruambuco. 


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LIST  OP  SOUTH  AMERICAN  NEUROITEIU. 


thals !     /''  ritlii  mix  thnin  IIaokn  ! 

IIaii,  Aiiwuoii  Riv*>r, 
oloe  I     /'<  riili,  iiil.i  cliit  IIaoen  I 

IIaii.  Hra/.il. 
bella !     J'lrillumis  bvlla  IIauen  1 

IIab.  I'aru. 


?ir 


IViiiiiiopliya  Rambur. 

aemlaureal     lAhiUula  srmiauna  liurliu  Muhuuiu. 

Hah.  I'ara. 
prodita  !     f.iln  Hula  proditn  IIaobn. 

IIau.  iira/il,  reruambuuo. 

I'raciH  Rniubur. 

imbuta !   f.iln  llula  imhtita  Bdrm.I  Ildb.  II,  850,  9.     Uracis  quadra  Rdr.I 

Nouropt.  31,  tab.  ii.  flg,  5. 

IIaii.  Suriiuim;  Brazil,  Ualiia. 
fastlgiata!     Ai7«;//u/a/aWiV/»a^a  Buum.!  Ildb.  II,  850,  10. 

Hah.  Babia. 
irrorata !     C/nn-is  irrorata  IIaqen  ! 

IIah.  Bahia. 
ovata !      I'racin  ovata  IIaoen  1 

Had.  Bahia. 


IH 


Sub-gen.  (now). 

guttata !  f.ihi  Hula  guttata  Euiciis.l  Schoniburgk,  Voyag.  Guiana,  III,  584. 

IIah.  (iuiana. 
infumata !     l.ibcllula  infumata  Rdk.  Neuropt.  74,  5S). 

IIah.  Brazil. 
amphithea  !     JAhelhla  amphithea  De  Selys. 

IIah.  Brazil. 

Clymene  !  JAhi  llula  clj/iiune  Hagen  ! 

Uah.  Brazil,  Peruambuco. 

Palpopleiira  Rambur. 
fasciata  !     Libdiulafasciala  Linnk,  Syst.  Nat.  II,  903,  12.     Fabu.  Entom. 

Syst.  II,  378,  20.     Buum.  Udb.  II,  854,  37.     Ramuur,  Neuropt.  134, 

8  (partly). 

Hah.  Brazil ;  Surinam. 
americana  !     Libellula  aunricana  Linn£,  Syst.  Nat.  II,  904,  16.    Fabr. 

Eutom.  Syst.  II,  378,  2(».     Degeer,  Mum.  Ill,  559,  7;  tab.  xxvl,  fig. 

7.     Seba,  Thesaur.  tab.  Ixxviii,  fig.  11 — 12. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
clrcumcincta !     Palpopleura  drcumcincta  IIaoen  t 

Hab.  Brazil. 


DIASTATOl'8 — ClIAL'LIODES— COUYDAUS — RAl'IUnrA. 


321 


DiRHtatopN  Ram1)ur. 

dimldlata!     /.ihi'lluin  diuililinin  liiNSK,  SyHt.  Nat.  II,  0(i8, 14.     Dixikkr, 

Miinolr.  Ill,  ri.'jH  ;  tal).  xxvi,  ilg.  li.     Hi'UM.  Ildl).  II,  s.'i4,  'M.     Uam- 

iiuu,  NtHiiopt.  l-U,  1.     I'luiciif.  Voy.  ydiomburgk,  III,  .'■|84. 

Ham.  Surinam;  i<l8HU(|Uilio,  (iuiaim. 
tlnota !     Jiianttitoim  linctti  Kamii.  Neuropt.  135,  1.     Kuichs.  Voy.  Suhoiu- 

liiirgk,  111,584. 

IIaii.   l)ra/.i' ;  Ht.  Louis  do  Maranhon  ;  Ouiana. 
pullata  !     l.iheUnlii  pnllata  liUKM.l  lltlb.  II,  854,  34.    Ramh.  Neuropt.  13'!, 

'2;  tab.  iii,  tig.  4. ' 

IIaii.  Brazil  ;  Poriianibuco  ;  Peru  ;  Moxoa. 
Obscura !     /.ilidhtla  nhsrura  Faiiij.  Kiitom.  SyHt.  377,  15.     Ik'ini.!  Ildb. 

11,  5s4,  35.     Uamii.  Nouropt.  137,  3. 

Hah.   Urazil. 


V    ft 


Fam.  VII.  SIALIXA. 

CiiailliodOH  Latreillo. 

chilensis!     fluiuJiuilfs  cliih  ii.ii.i  IIaokn,  Collect. 
IIaii.  Valiiaraiso,  Vuldiviii. 


C'orydalls  Latreille. 

armata !      ('nrijilallii  arma'ua  IIacen.     Cori/ilntis  curnuta  Rajiii.!  Nouropt. 

440,  1.     Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  208^  1. 

IIaii.  Columbia,  Venezuela. 
aflBnis!      ('(jrydnlif  aj/ini.i  lUitJi.!  Ildb.   II,  1)51,  2.      Corijdalis  cri>h(ilolcs 

Kamii.!  Neuropt.  441,  2.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  208,  2. 

Hah.  Brazil,  New  Friburg. 
armigera !      t'linjdalis  armiijera  Uagkn,  Collect. 

Hab.  Brazil, 
vetula!     Cori/dalis  vetula  IIaoes,  Collect. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
ancllla!     Covi/ddllx  ancilla  IIaoe.v,  Collect. 

Hab.  Paraguay. 
nubila!     Coi-i/daUs  nuhlla  Eniciis.!  Schomburgk,  Reise  Guiana,  III. 

Hah.  British  Guiana;  Venezuela. 
hleroglyphica  !    XturDiims  hivroi/lijjihlcus'Rnn,\  Neuropt.  442,  2.    Walk. 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  2im;,  12. 

Hab.  Cayenne  ;  Venezuela  ;  Brazil ;  Buenos  Ayres. 
livida!      Coriidalis  livida  Uaoen,  Collect. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
illotr!     Cnri/ihilis  illota  Haoen,  Collect. 

Had.  Brazil. 


(ICapliitlia  Linne.) 


(UaiMiiUia  Lunie.; 

R.  varia  Walker  and  tlie  species  described  by  Dr.  Fischer,  belong 
Miiiilispa. 

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LIST  OF  SOUTU  AMERICAN  NEUUOI'TEIIA. 


Fam.  VIII.  IIILMEKOniXA. 

Ili'iliei'uliiiis  LinnO. 
leutUB  !      /A  w,  n^hiits  lenttis  ILuiUN,  Colloct. 

ll.Mi.   linuil. 
sigiiatiiB  !     //'  nil  robins  sijiKilus  Uaokn,  Colluct. 

ILvii,  Cliili. 


R9*  t   *  , 


(-  i 


Maiifisita  Illiger. 
semihyalina !  Manthpn  ycmi/iijaltiKt  Shuville,  Eucycl.  Moth.  X  270. 
ilAMit.  Nem-opt.  434,  7;  pi.  x,  lig.  .'i.  Wu.stwood,  Tntiis.  Ent!  Hoc. 
Loud.  8or.  2,  I,  ^rjli,  1.  Walk.!  (Jatal.  lir.  Miia.  214,  1.  Maiitispa 
cliahjhm  KiticHs.l  Cermar  ZoitscLr.  I,  1(J0,  1.  Manlisua  rrandls 
DuiiM.  Udl..  II,  1)(;7,  4. 
Hah.   iJrazil,  Suriuaiii. 

ambuBta.     Mnntkpa  (imhrntu  ERions.  Oonnar  Zeitschr.  I,  1(;2,  4.     We.i^t- 
\V()on,  Trans.  Ent.  Sou.  Loud.  ser.  2,  I,  254,  4.     Walk.'  Catal.  Br 
Mu.s.  2ir>,  4. 
Hai!.  Montevideo. 

irrorata  !     Mnudsint  irrorata  Eiuriis.!  Genuar  Zeitschr.  1, 1(52,  ,'5.     West- 
wood,  Trans.  Ent.  Soo.  Loud.  ser.  2,  I,  254,  5.     Walk.  Catal.  lir. 
Was.   215,  .'),     liaphidia  r'uddiaua  l-'isciiEU,  Bullet.  Moscow    VII 
321) ;  tab.  vii,  lig.  1. 
llAi!.  Brazil. 

decorata  !     Manlif,M  dccurata  Euicirs.!  Gorniar  Zeitschr.  I,  1(]3,  G;  pi.  2 
lit,'.  5.     Wkstwood,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  ser.  2, 1,  254,  G.     Walk' 
Catal.  Br.  Mas.  215,  G. 
Had.  Brazil. 

prolixa!     Mantispa  proli.ra  Ericiis.!  Oermar  Zoitschr.  I,  1(J3,  7.     West- 
wood,  T.ans.  Ent.  Hoc.  Loud.  ser.  2,  I,  254,  G. 
IIah.  Brazil. 

costalis.     Mantispa  coDtalis  Ekichs.  Germar  Zeitschr.  I,  1(;4,  !).     West- 
wood,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Loud.  ser.  2,  I,  254,  9.     Walk.  Catal   B- 
Mus.  21G.  !>. 
Hah.  J?razil. 

flaveola!     ^l/a/i/Zs/w^aivo/d  Enu-iis.  Germar  Zeitschr.  1.1(18.13.     West- 
wood,  Trans.  Eut.  Soc.  Loud.  ser.  2, 1,  254,  13.     Walk.  Catal.  Br. 
Mus.  211),  13. 
Had.  Para. 

gracilis!     Mnntispa  (jrarilis  Eiiicns.l  Germar  Zeitschr.  I,  1(19,  IS.     West- 
wood,  Trans.  Eut.  Soc.  Loud.  ser.  2,  I,  255, 18.     Walk.  Catal.  Br. 
Mus.  219,  18. 
Hah.   Brazil,  Pernamhuco. 

viriduia!     Mantispa  riridula  Emeus.!  Germar  Zeitschr.  I,  170,  19.    West- 
wood,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  ser.  2,  I,  255,  19.     Walk.  Catal.  Br. 
Mus.  219,  19.    liaphidia  murjaritavcu  FiscuEK?  Bullet.  Moscow,  VII, 
330;  tab.  vii,  lig.  1. 
Hah.  Brazil. 


TUICII0SCELI8 — CIIRYSOrA. 


323 


flavomaculata.  AfantisiKiJlarnmaru/ald  Latu.  (Um.  Crust.  Ill,  94.  EitiniH. 

(Jcniiar  Zciitsclir.  173,  24.     Wkstwood,  'I'miis.  Kiit.  Soc;.  Loud.  sor. 

2,  '2.:,r>,  28.    Walk.  Catal.  lir.  Mas.  22(t,  23,    M,mlisi>a  lillimtnnu  Oliv. 

Eucycl.  Mcth,  VII,  G40,  3.     Stoll,  Spuctr.  VII,  pi.  ii,  fig.  7. 

Had.  Suriuani. 
iridipennis,     MuniiHpii  irhlipennh  Qvdutt,  Icon.  Ref,'ii.  Aiiim.  Ins.  302. 

Miuilispa  i/rarilix  Ramii.  Nour.  433,  I)  ?     Wkktwood,  Trans.  Ent.  boc. 

Loud.  Her.  2,  I,  200,  30,     Walk.  Catal.  I3r,  Mus.  222,  30. 

IIaii.  Columbia, 
areolaris.     Mantispa  nrfolnris  WkotwoodI  Trans.  Ent.  Soo.  Lond,  sor,  2, 

I,  2(;r),  41  ;  pi.  xviii,  lig.  3.     Walk.  Catal.  Br,  Mus.  22G,  41. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
chilenais!     Manthpa  ddhnsis  IIaoen  I  Stett.  Ent.  Zoit.  1859,  708,  8. 

Had,  Chili, 


:h 


Triclioscelis  Westwood. 
notha!     Mdnlispa  noihd  Bdkm.!  lldl).  II,  9(J8,  ■I.    Eiuniis.!  fJorm.  Zuitschr, 

I,  170,  20;  pi.  ii,  fig.  (!.     Westwood,  Trans,  Eut.  Hoc.  Loud,  ser.  2, 

I,  a.-JS,  20,     Walk,  Catal,  Br.  Mus.  219,  2o. 

IIah.  Brazil. 
fenella.     Mantixpa  fmdla  Westwood!  Trans,  Ent.  Soc.  Lond,  ser,  2,1, 

2(19,  40  ;  pi,  xviii,  lig.  7,     Walk,  Catal,  Br.  Mus,  227,  4(j, 

Had,  Para. 
varia,     liaphidia  varia  Walk.!  Catal.  Br,  Mus,  212,  13. 

IIab.  Brazil. 


Chrysopa  Loach, 

divlsa!     Chn/snpa  divisa  Walk,!  Cutal,  Br,  Mus.  242,  12. 

IlAii.  B  azil. 
hybridal     L'hriisopa   hi/Mda   ScnNEin.   Chrys.    81,  10,  pi.  xvi.     Rajiu. 

Neuropt.  42(1,  7.     Walk,  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  24r),  20. 

Had.  Brazil, 
brasiliensis.      Clirijsopa   lirasilimsis   Sciixeid.    Chrys,    83,    11,   pi.    svii. 

Walk,  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  24G,  21, 

IIab,  Brazil, 
cincta.     Chrijsopa  cincta  Scuneil.  Chrys,  80,  13,  pi.  xix.     Walk.  Catal. 

Br,  Mus,  247,  24, 

Had.  Brazil,  Para, 
circumfuaa !      Chri/sopa  circumfuaa  Sciineid.!  Chrys.  87, 14,  pi.  xx.    Blum. 

lldb.  II,  980,  3.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus'.  247,  25. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
crueutata  !      V/irijsnpa  crucntata  Scuneid.!  Chrys.  89,  15,  pi.  xxi.     Walk. 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  24s,  2(J. 

IIau.  Brazil. 
COatalia!      Chrysopa  costalis  Scuxeid.!   Chrys.  90,  IG,  pi.  xxii.     Walk, 

Catal,  Br,  Mus.  248,  27. 

IIaii.  America. 
intermedia!      Clir/jsopa  intirnudia  Scu.veid.  Chrys.  lOG,  27,  pi.  xxxiii. 

Walk.  Catal.  Br,  Mus.  252,  40. 

LIau.  Brazil. 


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m' 


internata!      Chrysopa  intcrnata  Walk.!  Catal.  I5r.  Mws.  1252,  41. 

Hah.  Brazil, 
nigrovaria.     Clinjsnpn  ni<jrovuria  Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  253,  42. 

Hah.  Venezuela. 
elegans!     Ilcmeruhius  ehgans  Gof:n.  Icon.  Ri^gn.  Anim.  388.     Sciineid.! 

Chrys.  134,  42,  pi.  xlii.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  201,  59. 

Har.  Brazil. 
varia.     Clirysopa  varia  Schneid.  Chrys.  154,  52 ;  pi.  1,  viii.    Walk.  Catal. 

Br.  Mus.  2(18,  71. 

IlAn.  Brazil,  Para. 
longicornis.     Jloneroliiun  Joitr/iromix  Gray,  Griff.  Anim.  Kined.  XV,  331 ; 

1)1.  Ixsii,  fig.  3.     ScusEiu.  Chrys.  ITiO,  53  ;  pi.  lix.     Walk.  Catal. 

Br.  Mus.  270,  75. 

Hai!.  ]5razil. 
iridea.     ]/c7iii  rohius  irkh  us  Oliv.  Encyc.  Meth.  VII,  50, 4.    Scuneid.  Chrys. 

IGl.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  274,  84. 

Hah.  Surinam. 
CC  -formis.    li  nurohius  conformis Ramb.  Neuropt.  426,  8.    Scuneid.  Chrys. 

1()3.     Walk,  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  275,  88. 

Hab.  Colombia. 
valida!      ILmerobins  validns  Eiiicns.!  Scliomburgk,  Reise  Guiana,   580. 

SciiNEiD.  Chrysop.  1G4.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  275,  89. 

IIah.  British  Guiana  ;  Brazil,  I'eruambuco. 
ternata !     Chnjsopa  ternata  Hag  ex,  Collect. 

ILvn.  reruambuco. 
marionella!     lleimrubius  marimulla  G0£k.  Revuo.     Walk.!  Catal.  Br. 

Mus.  271,  78. 

Hah.  Para. 
Schneider,  Mongr.  Chrysop.  p.  Rfl,  affirms  tliat  Chr.  cnhjnris,  a  very 

abundant  luiropeau  species,  is  found  iu  Brazil.     I  have  never  seeu 

au  American  specimen. 


'X  t- 


Belonoptcra  Gerstaecker. 

spec.  nov. 

Hab.  Cassapava,  Brazil.     (Mus.  Berlin.) 


Acaiitbaclisis  Rambur. 

striata!     AcaulhacUsis  striata  Haoen. 

Had.  Colombia  (Satissure). 
fallax!     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

Hah.  Colombia ;  Guiana ;  Brazil. 


itl^i 


Myrincleoii  Linnk. 

immitis.     M;/rme!eon  immiiis  Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  331,  5ii. 

Hah.  Brazil,  Santarem. 
anomalus.     Mijrmelton  anomaliis  Ramb.  Neuropt.  388,  (j.     Walk.  Catal. 

Br.  Mus.  333,  54. 

Hab.  Colombia. 


I 


MYRMELEON. 


325 


Ingeniosus.     ^fl/rmcIeon  ingeniosus  WAiiK.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  S"?,  G3. 

Hah.  Brazil, 
cautus.     Mtirmclion  cautus  Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  34!),  70. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
doloBUS.     Mjinnt'leon  dnloxns  Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  38.3,  144. 

Hah.  Brazil,  Santarem. 
metuendua.     Miinnehon  metuendus  Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  387,  140. 

Hais.  Venezuela. 
efiferus.     Mt/nneleon  effcrus  Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  387,  150. 

Ham.  Para, 
praedator.     B/i/miflcnn  pmedator  Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  301,  15(3. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Santarem. 
elegans.     ^fjirmrhon  elcrjaiis  Perty,  Delect.  125  ;  pi.  xxv.    Ramh.  Neuropt. 

400,  43.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  395, 163. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
subdolus!     Miinmdenn  suhdohts  Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  305,  104. 

Hah.  Lima. 
sticticua.     Mi/nnrlcon  stic^icrlm'nh^vcu.  Orbigny  Voy.  218,  753  ;  pi.  xxviii, 

lig.  17.  '  Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  404,  187. 

Hah.  Chiquibos,  Boli^na. 
taraalia.     Formicalp.o  tarsalis  Guildin'o,  Trans.  Linn.  Soc.  Lond.  XVI,  51,  2. 

Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  410,  215. 

n<Mi.  Demerara? 
chilensia !     Mi/nneleon  chilensis  Hagex,  Collect. 

Hah.  Chili. 
corax!     ^fl|rm<h■on  corax  IlAdEN,  Collect. 

Hah.  Venezuela. 
impar  !     ^fl/nm^ll'on  impar  Haoen,  Collect. 

IlAH.' Chili. 
ornatua !     Mjirmeleon  ornatus  Kluo  1  Hagen,  Collect. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
aericeua  !     Mi/nnvlcon  siriceus  HagesI 

Hah.  Chili. 
leproaiia !     M/i.tiuieonlcprosusllxoKsX 

Hah.  Chili. 
compensua!     Mijrmeleon  compmsus  IIari:\ 

Hah.  Chili. 
ereptua  !.    Myrmchon  creptus  Hagen  ! 

Hab.  Venezuela. 
congruua!     i]fijniu'l('on  congruusUxGE^ 

Hah.  Amazon  River. 
arcuatua!     Murmdeon  arcuatus  HAOEy. 

Hab,  Bahia. 
aanctua  !     Mynncleon  sanctus  Haoex, 

Hab.  Pernambuco. 
mucoreua  !     Mi/rtmlcoti  mucoreus  Hagen. 

Hab.  Pernambuco. 
nervosua!     Mijnnelcon  nervosus  Haoen  ! 

Hab.  Amazon  River. 


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LIST  OF  SOUTH  AMERICAN  NEUROPTERA. 


centiirlo  !  }fiirmcU'nn  centu.  io  IIagex  ! 

Had.  IV'inambueo. 

infantilis !  Mi/rmeleoii  infantilis  Uacex  ! 

IIai!.  Columbia. 

aequalia  !  Mi/rmcffon  aequalis  Haoex! 

Hab.  ColuniMa. 


Hi 


W' 


#   . 


'iil 


Ascalaplitis  Fabriciua. 
*  Ej/cs  suhuted. 

loquax.     Ascalnphus  loquax  Walk.  Catal.  434,  4S. 

llAn.  Brazil. 
Bubvertena.    Ascalnphus  subvertens  Walk,  Catal.  437,  55. 

IIah.  St.  Lucia. 
inhoneatus !     Ascalnphus  inhonestus  Walk.!  Catal.  437,  50, 

IIab.  Brazil, 
aubrlplena.     Ascalaphus  suhripiens  Walk.  Catal.  443,  04. 

Hab.  Venezuela. 
impavidus.     Ascalaphus  impaviclus  Walk.  Catal.  443,  65. 

IIab.  Brazil,  Santarem. 
intempeativus.     Ascalaphus  intempestivus  Walk.  Catal.  444  60. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Santarem. 
aepultua.     Ascalajthus  sejmltus  Walk.  Catal.  445,  67. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
nobilia  !     Ascalaphus  nobilisIlAaE^  I 

Hab.  Columbia. 
apicalis  !     Ascalaphus  apicalis  Lefed.I  (Mus.  Berlin.) 

Hab.  Brazil. 
calidua  !     Ascalaphus  calidus  HagenI 

Hab.  Brazil,  rernambuco. 
limbatua!     (See  North  American  Nearopt.) 

Hab.  Brazil. 
modestua  !     Ascalaphus  modestus  Hagen  ! 

Hah.  Venezuela  ;  Surinam  ;  Paramaribo. 
Chloropa.     Ascalaphus  chlorops  BLAycn.Yoyng.  d'0Thigny,2lS   754'  tab 
xxviii,  fig.  8.     Walk.  Catal.  453,  81.  ,        ,    .    • 

Hab.  St.  Cruz,  Bolivia. 
cayennenaia.     Ascalaphus  cai/emiensis  Fabr.  Entom.  Syst.  II,  OG   0. 
Hab.  Cayenne.  '  '    '    • 

macrocerua!     Ascalaphus  macrocerus  BuR^ulUdb.  U  1000  3. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Baliia.  '  ' 

Perhaps  .1.  impacidus  Walk.  ? 
veralcolor  !     Ascalaphus  versicolor  Bi-km.!  Ildb.  II,  1000,  4.     Aicalaphus 

appindlfcr  Lefebvue!  Mus.  Berlin.    Walk.  Catal.  420,  23.    Valohop. 

terus  leptoccrus  Rbr.!  (mas.)  Neuropt.  301, 1.    Walk.  Catal  44(i  50 

Cahboptcrus   nematocerus  Rbr.I    (lem.)    Neuropt.    301,  2.     W\lk 

Catal.  441,  00. 

Hab.  Brazil. 
surinamenala !     Ascalaphus  surinamcnsis  Fabr.  Entom.  Syst.  App.  2(17, 

4—5.      Corduleccrus  surinamensis  Rajib.  Neuropt.  360,  tab.  ix,  fig.  1.' 


BITTACU^. 


827 


Ascnhiphw  vulpccula  BcuM.l  Hflb.  II,  1001,  6  (mas.,  wings  immacu- 
late).    Asatldjihus  (jarriiluK  Walk.!  Catal.  441,  (51  (mas.).     Jsc'k- 

hipliua  alnpeciiius  lii'iiM.!  Ildb.  II,  lOUO,  5  (fern.).     Ascaluphiis  liti- 
gious Walk.  Catal.  441,  62. 

IIah.  Surinam,  Brazil,  Br.hia. 
vetula.     Ulitin  wtida  Ramb.  Neuropt.  358,  2.    Walk.  Catal.  436,  52. 

IIai).  Brazil,  Campos  OeraiJs. 

*  *  Eijes  entire. 
COatatua!     Ascnhphus  costntus  Ik'KM.!  Ildb.  II,  1000,  1.     Ascahiplnm  con- 

trarins  Walk.1  Catal.  452,  79.     Asculaphus  imperator  Lekeu.!  (Mus. 

Berlin.) 

Had.  Surinam  ;  Brazil,  Bahia,  Para. 
(Perhaps  Bijas  microcerus  Rnu.  ?) 
subcostatus  !     Ascalaphm  snhcostntus  Bvr^i.I  Hdb.  II,  1000,  2.     Axraii'- 

phus  i)ijurius  Walk.!  Catal.  447,  72.     Ascalaphtts  impcdiens  Walk.! 

Catal.  449,  74.     Ascahiphns  damno/ius  Walk.  Catal.  449,  75  f    Ascd- 

laphuK  hiteus  Walk.!  Catal.  450,  77. 

IIab.  Brazil,  Amazon  River,  Santarem,  Para, 
albistlgma !     Ascnhiplms  albistirjmn  Walk.!  Catal.  452,80.     Ascalaphii.t 

circiimflexus  Walk.!  Catal.  451,  79. 

IIat!.  Venezuela  ;  Brazil,  Santarem,  Para. 
iniquus.     Ascalnplius  iniquus  Walk.  Catal.  448,  73. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
arenosua.     Asculaphus  arenosus  Walk.  Catal.  450,  76. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
appendiculatua.     Ascalaphus  appendicnlatus  Fabk.  Ent.  Syst.  II,  9(1,  4. 

llitphxjlenius  appcndiculatu.i  Ramb.   Nouropt.  3G3.      Walk.   Catal. 

446,  69. 

IIah.  Brazil. 
Perhaps  the  male  of  A,  costatus  ? 


Fam.  IX.  rANOrvPIXA. 


Bittacus  Latr. 

braailiensia  1    IJittacns  hrnsiHensis  Klcg  !  Acad.  Berol.  1836,  98,  3.    Walk. 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  466,  4. 

Hab.  Brazil,  Cassapava. 
femoralia.     Bittacus  fnnoml is  Knjo  I  Acad.  Berol.  1836,  98,  5.     Walk. 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  466,  5. 

IlAIi. 

Qaveacena!     Bittacus  flavesrmsKLVci]  Acad.  Berol.  1836,  99,  7.     Walk. 

Catal.  Br.  Mus.  4ti6,  7.     Bittams  affinis  Wkstw.  Trans.  Ent.  Soc. 

lond.  IV,  196, 1.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  468,  12. 

II AH.  Brazil,  Para, 
chilensia.     Bittacus  chilmsis  Kluo  !  Acad.  Borol.  1836, 100,  9 ;  pi.     flg.  6. 

Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  467,  9. 

Hab.  Chili. 


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.1:!  1 


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LIST  OF  SOUTH  AMKRICAN  NEUROI'TKRA. 


blancheti!    /h'/tnrus  hlatirhii  Vwr.  Mvm.  Ociir-vo.  VII, 40:i,  flir.  ?,.    Kr.rn  ! 
Aciid.  licrol.  IS.'iC,  1(M>,  Id.     Kamm.!  Nfuropt.  WSl,  ;};  pi.  viii.  lig.  (1. 
Wai,k.  ("••itiil.  Br.  Mus.  4i;7,  Id. 
Hai!.  Brazil. 


Fam.  X.  ririlYGANINA. 

Ilarypt'iifliiis  Burmuirttor. 

coiicolor.     linri/pnithus  conculor  Bukm.1  lldb.  II,  l)2!t,  2.     Walk.  Ciital. 

Br.  Mils.  r)4,  1. 

llAii.  Brazil. 
nifipes.     Jlan/pinlhus  Tujipes  Buini.t  Il.lb.  II,  920,  2.     Walk.  Catal.  Br. 

Mils.  r)ii,  2. 

llAii.  Brazil. 


m^. 


Kericostoiiia  Latreillo. 
tropica!     Siricostoma?  trajiica  IlAdjiN,  Collect. 
Had.  Brazil. 


ITIarroiioiiia  Pictet. 
hyaliniim.     Macronrmum  hi/dlinum  Pict.  Mi-ra.  Oenuve.  VII.     Bl-km.  IMli. 
II,  !IIU,  3.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  Tf),  3. 
IlAii.  Brazil. 

speciosum.    .^facmncmutn  spvciosum  Buum.  Ildb.  II,  91G,  1.    Walk.  Cat'il 
Br.  Mu3.  74,  1. 
IlAM.  Brazil, 
lineatura.    Miwronima  liinnia  Pirr.  Mi'm.  Genovo.  VII.    Bruji.  Ililb.  91i; 
2.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  74,  2.  '        ' 

Had.  Brazil, 
auripenne!      Mfacronrvia   anripenne  Ramh.  !   Neuropt.    507,   2.      Wvlk. 
(';itai.  Br.  Mus.  7'),  4. 
Hah.  Brazil. 
rubiglnosum.     Macronema  ruhiyinosa  Cvkn.  Icon.    Picgn.   Auiiu.  Toxte, 
:m.     Walk.  Catal.  Br,  Mus.  75,  5. 
II Ail.  Brazil, 
oculatum.     Macrouvma  ocuhita  Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  75,  i!. 

11  AH.  Venezuela. 
cuprenm.     Macronrmn  cnprtum  Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  7i;,  7. 

llAii.  Brazil.     {Vcv\ia\i9.  M.  nnripcnu,  ?) 
apicale.     M<icT,ii<cma  apicalis  Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  78, 15. 

llAii.  Venezuela. 
pallida !     (See  North  American  Neuropt.) 

IIai!.  Venezuela,  Brazil, 
vicarium.     IL/dropsijcfic  ricuria  Walk.!  Catal.  Br.  Mus.  114,  39. 

Hai;.  Venezuela. 
agraphum.     Macroncma  agraphum  Koli;s.  Wien.  Knt.  Zeits.  1S59,  p.  57. 

Hai!.  Brazil, 
artuatiim !    Macnmcma  arcuatum  Eititiis.!  Scbomburgk,  Reise  Guiana,  III. 
IIau.  Britiali  Guiana. 


IIYPROPSYCIIE — LEI'TOCERUS — CIIIMAIUtllA.  829 

IlydropHyclie  Pictot. 

auBtralis  !     1 1 iiihopsijclw  australis  IIaoen,  CoUeot. 
llAi!.   Brazil. 

I.eiitocci'us  Loach, 
alblcornifl.     Miistnciihs  dlhicornis  IJuusi.  lldb.  II,  OlS,  1.     Walk.  Catal. 

Br.  Mns.  (;!t,  54. 

Hah.  Jiia/.il. 
gracilis.     MuMacidis  gracilh  BcRM.  Ildb.  II,  921, 12.     "Walk.  Catal.  Br. 

MuH.  (i!t,  .^.'). 

IImi.  Brazil. 
prlnceps.     Mi/si,icidcs  princeps  BnuM.  Ildb.  II,  021, 13.    Walk.  Catal.  Br. 

Mils,  (jii",  m;. 

llAii.  Brazil. 
maculatua.     riirii<jnnM  mnc.ulata   rERTV,  Deloot.   129,  pi.  xxv,  fig.  lO. 

Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mas.  74,  70. 

Hah.  ]5razil,  St.  Paul. 
diaphanus.     HlqiharopuR  dinphanus  Kol.  Wiun.  Knt.  Zuit.  Is59,  p.  JiS. 

Hah.  South  America. 


I     III 


I 


Cliiiiiarrlia  Loach. 
morio  !      Chimarrhn  moriu  BuuJi.  Ildb.  II,  911,  2.     Walk.  Catal.  Br.  Mus. 

81,  2. 

Hah.  Brazil. 
maculata!     r/,/»i((r)7/a ?  macu/a^a  IIaoen,  GoUoct. 

Hah.  Brazil, 


m: 


LIST  OF  THE  NErROrTERA  DESf'RHlED  IN  THE  SYXORSIS 
OF  NORTH  A.MEKICAN  SRECTES. 


I 


■/J 

i       .1 

, 

^ 

(■H 

-i    i  TJ 

i  73 

OENERA. 

.    ■?    at 

■f.       H«      f,  a 

J^      -  5  a '  a  ■'        i      "3 
■a    ^^<    l.i     .-  =      S. 

•3      a  Z  u     »'  S     '^•—       Ti 

X       A      rjj  V 

1.5  1  t 

? ! " .?  :=  - 

5   iT'S^i 

1  1  Calotoriiit'S    .     . 

2  i  Tertiuiiisij     .     . 

t-:\:\ 

f'  ■■ 

3 
1 
5 

3 

2 

■    . 

1?^ 

3  ■  Termea     .     .     . 

4  1  Kinliia      .     .     . 

5  Clotliilla  .     .     . 

11    . 
1 
1 

,'.! 

1      .  . 

0 
1 

4 

i'" 

i?^ 

1   .  . 

1 

■ 

6     Atrojiog    .     ,     . 

1  .:!  1 

.  ■!     1 

*  ' 

•    • 

•  • 

7  Psofus      .     .     . 

8  Pteronaroys .     . 

10    13    .  . 

15        1 

? 

2 

'    • 

6      1      1 

5        3 

*    • 

•  • 

•  • 

9     Perla  .... 

40      9    21 

25'       9 

1 

9 

2 

•  • 

•  • 

10     Isopteryx      .     , 

1    .  .    .  . 

1      .  . 

* 

■  • 

•  • 

n     Capnia     .     .     . 

4    .  .    .  . 

2       2 

'  ' 

•  • 

*  • 

•  • 

12     Taenirpteryx    . 

5I     2'     . 

4       1 

*     • 

■  ' 

*  ' 

13     Nemoura.     .     . 

3'  .  .      1 

2  3 
1        1 

3  4 

■  • 

•  • 

14     Leucfra    .     .     . 

2    .  .    .  . 

*  • 

'    • 

•  • 

•  • 

15     Ephemera     .     . 

5      1      1 

•  * 

*     • 

•  • 

•  • 

1"     Palingonia   .     . 

8      2;     3 

3       5 

2 

*  • 

•  • 

17     BaiUis      .     .     . 

19      1|   11 

11      10 

1 

'  * 

'  • 

'  • 

18     Potamanthug     . 

3    ..1     2 

2       2 

■ 

*  • 

'  • 

•  • 

19  Cloo    .... 

20  Caenis      .     .     . 

7      4 
3      1 

3 
2 

6        2 
3' 

1 

2 

■  ■ 

i? 

•  • 

21     Calopteryx    .     . 

fi    .  . 

1 

61       1 
6      .  . 

•    ' 

•  * 

'  • 

i? 

*  • 

■ . 

22  Iletnerina     .     . 

23  Megnloprepus    . 

24  Pseudostignia    . 

25  Mecistogastor    . 

20     LePtes.     .     .     .     ] 

27  Paraphleljia.     . 

28  Palaemnema 

29  Triehocnemis    . 

10    .  . 
1     .  . 

7 
1 
2 
2 
3 
1 
1 

1 

1 
2 

"i 
1 
1 

8 
2 

3 

1 
1 
2 
2 

1?^ 

2      2 

3      1 
13      7 
1      1 
1    .  . 

f,    , 

* 

2 
1 
1 
2 

9      .  .' 

1 

30     Protoneura  .     . 

2 

2 

1      ,'  . 
li 

'    " 

•  ' 

•  • 

. . 

31     Nehnlennia  .     . 

2      1 

1 

*  • 

•  • 

■  ■ 

32     Iselinura .     .     .     1 

8    12 

3      ] 

11     . 

*    ' 

5 
1 

y 

3 
1 
1 

•  • 

33  Pyrrhosoma 

34  Agrion     ...     2 

5      3 
3    19 

1 

1      ] 

2'     .. 
4        1  ' 

*  • 

35     Goiiiphus      .     ,     ] 

9      1 

5      ] 

9        2  1 

' 

*  • 

••    1 

30     Erpetogoniphus 

6    .  . 

1 

2 

4 

i 

•  • 

37     Ophiogomphus  . 

1    .  . 

1 
1 

■ 

•    • 

38     Neogomphug      . 

1    .... 

•  • 

•  • 

•  • 

. . 

39     Progomjihus 

2'   .  .    .  . 

1' 

'  ' 

1 

5 

■  • 

•  • 

40     Oomphoides.     . 

7      1      2 

1! 

*  • 

1 

1 
1 

41     Ilacenius 

1    .  .    .  . 

1' 

■  ■ 

•  • 

42     Cordtilegastei     . 

t'  .  .j     1 

3      . 

1 

'     ' 

•  • 

•  • 

43     Petalura  .     .     . 

1!   .  .i  .  . 

li     .  . 
2      .  . 
2       4 

*     • 

•  ' 

•  • 

•  • 

• . 

44     Anns  .... 

?■  .    * 

■    • 

2 

5 

•  • 

• . 

45  j  Aeschna  ...     2. 

46  1  Gynncantha.     .       i 

47  Macromia     .     .       4 

5    13      7      1 

J    .  .i     1      . 

"2 

1 

5 
2 

1 
2 
2 

2* 

2- 

;    2     1 

3      . 

1 

48     Epitheoa  ...       ] 

!     1    .  . 

i: 

*    * 

•  • 

■  ■ 

49     Didymops      .     .       2 

■ 

2     . 

'    • 

•     * 

50  Cordulia  .     .     .      I5 

51  Tetragoneuria   .       4 

329 

12    Jl» 

!    3     2      ; 

y     10  1 

J:      1  ' 

*     ' 

•  • 



1 

. .    . .  1 

115 

92    rJ4      (U  1     5  1  74  1  40  1 

30  1 

5 

0     i 

J 


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LIST  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  NEUROrTERA. 


881 


Liiit  of  the  N 

f.urnptera  of  North  America— 

-Coiit 

llUC'll. 

GEXEIU. 

f'. 

1 

329 

X 

'Z 

H  1 

II  1 

■?2      t 

=  J  S    1  — 
rt  C  I.     =  _; 

'^2     fc 

1/ 

3 

C.JL 

13  i  '-3     . 
a  -■  1  a  rt 
?  t  '  f  •'  I.  rt 

115 

52    194 

04 

6 

74     4 

) 

30 

6 

9 

52  Pantnla    .     .     . 

2 

,  , 

2 

2 

1 

1 

1' 

5.'i   Tnuiii'ii     .     .     . 

7 

3 

4 

4 

4 

1^ 

54'  Celithainis     .     . 

2 

I 

.        1 

1 

1 

,    , 

,   , 

55 

I'liithfinia      .     . 

2 

1 

.       2 

•     t             • 

,    . 

,   , 

50 

Liliellula.     .     . 

22 

0 

.      IH 

"i 

« 

3 

2 

i 

1'^ 

67 

Lepthomis 

3 

1 

1 

1 

2 

3 

. , 

58   I>ytliemis       .     . 

13 

"1 

3 

6 

8 

1 

, , 

59 

Erythemis     .     . 

3 

2' 

>           •     • 

2 

2 

3 

, , 

60 

MesotUemis  .     . 

7 

3 

2       6 

4 

3 

.    . 

]- 

61 

Diplnx      .     .     . 

20 

6 

2      14 

3 

1 

4 

4 

i 

V 

02   Pt-rithemig    .     . 

1 

.     . 

1 

1 

1 

1 

03  NimiKijihya  .     . 

3 

2 

1       3 

,    , 

. 

*    . 

64   Siiilis  .... 

3 

I 

2 

"i 

,    ^ 

1 

. 

65 

Chaulioiles    .     . 

7 

1 

1        7 

.     . 

0(1 

Cnrydiilis       .     . 

5 

3 

.  .        2 

3      . 

i 

07 

Kiiphidia.     .     . 

4 

4 

4 

.     .             • 

i 

68 

Aleuronia      .     . 

1 

.  . 

1        1 

•     •             • 

6<) 
70 
71 
72 

Coniopteryx 
Sisyra       .     .     . 
Megalomus   .     . 
l\licromua      .     . 

1 

1 
1 
5 

1 

i 
3 

1 
1        1 

'i    '5 

i    . 

, 

7.3 

Ilemerobius .     . 

21 

2 

18      16 

"4 

i    . 

74 

Polyptoechotes  . 

2 

. . 

1       2 

1 

•   •         • 

75 

Mantispa      .     . 

4 

1 

1       4 

1    . 

70   Meleoraa .     .     . 

2 

. . 

2       2 

,   . 

77   Chrysopa 

37 

4 

10      20 

3 

5 

6 

1 

i 

a 

78   Aciinthaclisis     . 

3 

1 

1        2 

,  , 

1 

1 

79 

Myrmeleon   .     . 

25 

10 

8      19 

,  . 

4 

3 

80 

Euptildii  .     .     . 

1 

. . 

1        1 

,  , 

•   .        • 

. 

81 

Asoal.iphus   .     . 

7 

1 

1       2 

,  , 

3 

3 

82 

Boreus      .     .     . 

2 

. . 

.  .        2 

,  , 

•   •         • 

.     . 

80   Panorpa  .     .     . 

12 

1 

3        9 

2 

2    . 

• 

84;  nittacus   .     .     . 

7 

2 

3       6 

1 

1    . 

85 1  Merope     .     .     . 

1 

. . 

1 

,   . 

.    • 

80 1  Neuronia       .     . 

8 

. . 

4       6 

6 

87   PhryRanea    .     . 

3 

2       2 

1 

88   Liiuiiii|,liilus 

30 

6 

18      10 

18 

'2 

5 

2 

i 

89    Aniilidlia.     .     . 

4 

2 

2       2 

3 

90l  Hm1U'.«us  .     .     . 

7 

4 

1        4 

4 

i    . 

91'  Enoicyla  .     .     . 

7 

2 

2        3 

5 

. 

92|  Aj)iitiinia       .     . 

2 

1 

1      .  . 

2 

9.'i'  Si-ricostoTua .     . 

2 

2        2 

.     , 

94:  Xotidobia      .     . 

3 

"2  = 

2 

1 

i 

95 

90 

lirachycentrus  . 
Silo      .     .     .     , 

2 
2 

1 

2 

1        1 

2 

1 

97    iM<innnnia     .     . 

1 

1 

1 

i 

9S 

Pasystoina    .     . 

2 

.  . 

2       2 

,  , 

99 

Ifydrfiptila   .     . 

3 

2 

1      .  . 

3 

1(10 

Mcilanna  .     .     . 

3 

2 

1        2 

1 

101 

Leptoeerus    .     . 

13 

5 

7       7 

0 

1 

102 

.Sotddes     .     .     . 

14 

9 

2      10 

6 

2    . 

1 

103 

Mucronema  .     . 

6 

4 

2 

1 

4 

i 

3 

i678 

225 

2 

01  :420 

.  140 

7 

;i 

30  i  8 

5 

53 

1 

0 

I 

4 

'  Africa,  Asia,  Polynesia. 


Asia. 


'm 


fiiti 


332 


LIST  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  NEUROPTERA, 

^''"^  "ftf"'  y<-i(r<>pfn-a  of  North  America— Cmi\\\\m\. 


.5  3 


a  I 


"y 


S.2 


104 

Il)l>, 

1(171 
1118! 
111!) 
IK), 
111 


Ilyill'np-iycllo 
Pllilii|i..l:llllU» 

P(il_vi'(Mitrii|iua 
INvi'liiiinin 
Till- I,  <    .     . 
lUiviic'diihila 
Ileraeii 
Cliiiniirrlia    . 

Total       . 


078  228 

201 

420 

140 

in|    ,^    8 

12 

H 

2 

2 

1 

1 

8;      4 

5 

.3 

2!      1 

1 

2 

2      1 

, 

2 

2      1 

i 

1 

2      1 

1 

1 

4      .■! 

2| 

I 

7  I  I.JO 


la 

■'/.■    -■! 


TS    !■     -3 

a  i     o  -3       , 
■I-  M    f/j  a  ■<  Oi 


710  247  220 


4431   151) 


7  !130 


8f) 
I 


o;)    10 


14 


87 


53      10 


14 


Thp  number  of  species  entirely  unknown  to  mo  in  considerahly  less  than  what 
isiuouliono.l  in  tlie  column  of  "  i^ppciM  not  e.xamin.Ml;"  this  inclmlcs  many 
species  at  one  time  seen  in  the  British  Museum,  but  which  I  have  n^t  since 
been  able  to  re-cxamino. 


1 

2 
3 
4 


10 


FAMIIJ 


Term  it  ilia 

Kiiibidina . 

Psnciiia 

IVrlina 

Kphcmorina 

O.loiiuta     . 

Sialiiia 

Ilcinprobina 

l'niior])iiia 

Phryganina 


Goncni. 


3 
1 
3 
7 

6 
43 

4 
14 

4 
20 

in 


Spoc; 


1 
18 
61 
45 

273 
19 

111 
22 

150 

716 


DISTIUUUTION  OF  SPECIES, 


833 


i 
If 


-3 

a 

« 

•^ 

f'      1. 

n< 

•r, 

4. 

2  2 

1 

a 

S. 

o 

'/.' 

=»-^ 

a. 

14 

H 


rnvhat 

many 

.  since 


1 
18 
61 
45 
!"?, 
Ill 
II 
22 
50 


DISTRir.UTION  m  SPKCIKS, 

(AS    FAK    AS    AT    PUESKNT    KNOWN 


Sprci.'S. 

SpcclOH. 

I 

HiiocleH. 

Miis-iicliiicetts    . 

27 

Ohio    .... 

21 

Alaliania  . 

1 

\'i'i'mi'iit  .     .     . 

1 

J  Micliij,'an       .     . 

1 

Florida     .     .     . 

;i5 

Nrw  York     .     . 

lilt 

Indiaiui     .     .     . 

22 

Louisiana      .     . 

;!;i 

Pi'iiii^vlvaiiiii     . 

nr> 

IllilKlis             .      . 

44 

Te.xaH  .... 

43 

Ni'W  .Ifisiy  . 

25 

AlissDiiii  .     .     . 

IIS 

California     .     . 

32 

I'.'linvaro       .     . 

1 

AViHODiisin     .     . 

5 

North  Anioricn, 

Miiryliind      .     . 

42 

!  N.  W.  Territory 

» 

I'liileil     Stairs 

\y\A.  (irColumbia 

78 

i  Carolina  .     .     . 

2» 

without  locality 

35 

Virgiiiiii  .     .     . 

24 

1  Tenni's^oe     .     . 

3 

Arkansas       .     . 

2 

Kuutucky      .     . 

« 

Qeorgiii    .     .     . 

104 

Siississiplii    .     . 

2 

(Jroenlnml     .     . 

fi 

'•  Mexico     .     .     . 

112 

.AIartini(|ne   .     . 

8 

Ai'itip  Amcrion 

21) 

Central  America 

22 

SI.  Thomas  .     . 

12 

Russian  Culouit'S 

7 

Culm    .... 

oT 

(hiachiloiiiie  .     . 

3 

Ciiiiailii    .     .     . 

ion 

!  St.  JJominf^o 

15 

l!!irl)ailofs     .      . 

1 

Lalirailor      .     . 

fl 

Porto  Kiou    .     . 

7 

St.  Cruz         .     . 

1 

NoVii  Scutia .     . 

33 

Jamaica  .     .     . 

1 

12 

1  St.  Vincent  .     . 

1 

1 

Cdliiinirm,  Veno- 

'  Ouiiina,       Puri- 

Brazil  .... 

38 

y.iiolii      .     .     . 

30 

1     nam.   Cayenne 

\ 

13 

!  Chili    .... 
Peru    .... 

3 
1 

334 


LIST  OF  80UTII  AMERICAN  NEUHUWEUA. 


^••: 


bU/^l 


MST  OF  TIIH  Ni;i'I!01'Ti:ilA  KNTMI-HATrD  I\  TIIF 


1 

2 

.'i 

4 

6 

fi 

7 

8 

U 

10 

11 

12 

i;i 

14 

IT) 

If) 

17 

18 

lit 

20 

21 

22 

2,i' 

24 

25 

20 

27 

2S 

211 

30 

31 

32 

33 

34 

35 


tiE.NEnA. 


30 
37 
38 

3y 

40 
41 
42 
43 
44 
45 

4(5 

47 

48 

49 

50 

51 


♦  "iiliilcnncH    , 

IllllliitlTIUU!)  . 

TiTiaea  .  . 
•Mynlha  .  . 
Thyrsiijihorus 

I'sdt'llS        .       , 

i'"rla  .  .  , 
''n|inia  .  . 
K|iiifmera  , 
I'lilingeniii  . 
liai'tis,  ,  , 
Cloii  .  .  . 
<Mij,Mnouria  . 
Liii.i 

Hi'tiiorina 
lK'li(H'lmri3  . 
1-Mcluriiis  . 
Amiilii|,toryx 
Ciiluiiteryx    . 
Tli(ire . 
Corn    .     .     . 
Mi'Knldprepus 
Miuro.-iti^jmn 
I'.-i'udosii^ma 
Meoistuga.-^tor 

Ifyiiiiiieura   . 

Kiu'k'ii      .     . 

l'(Kliif,'rion     . 

Lfjitiigaster  . 

Neiuifura 

I'riiliiiieura  .     , 

A^'rion      .     .     , 

Uiiuiiihus       .     . 

(^I'luiphoides 
Ii'liniis 

Cnniult'gnster  , 
IVtalia  .  .  . 
Phones  .  .  . 
Anax  .  .  .  . 
Aeschna  .  .  . 
Uynncuntlia.  . 
Cciidiilia  .  .  , 
1'antuJ.a  .  .  . 
Traiiiea  .  . 
Lilu'lliila  . 
I'l'I'tlicnii.s  , 
iJyllifiiiig 
Ei'vtlu'iuis     . 

Wi'snlhemis  . 

l^ipliix      .     . 


I 


r.  a 


b 
1 
25 
3 
4 
8 
19 
2 
1 
8 
1 
1 
1 
fl 

20 
2 
2 
1 
1 
fi 
1 
1 
3 
I 
6 
8 
1 


3 
2 

i;i 
1 
1 

5 

1 


23 
3 
4 

8 
2     I  10 


! 


1 

6 
5 
fl 
2 

5« 
3 

17 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 

18 
8 
7 
1 

5| 

4 

S 
21 

0 

7 
31 


1 
1 
4 
1 
1 
5 
5 
6 
2 
42 


9 
4 
6 

2 
1 

3 
15 

3 

1 
Id 


1 

11 

5 

C 

1 

5 

2 

7 

18 

4 

1 

21) 


2  P  a 
^  -  r. 


Its 


2 
5 
3 
1 
2 
5 


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"'. -2 
«  5 
-  '  . 
a  ■"  r 
i-eC 


44     |2ti5  i     45     I   03        8  i   24 


IK 


LIST  OF  SOUTH  AMERICAN  NEL'ROl'TEUA.  885 

List  of  lite  Xrurojjtera  of  Houlh  America — Contimietl. 


i 


aE>'EUA. 

i 
i    I 

1.3 

til   1; 

11 . 

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u 

III 

£ 

.A 

^2 
3  ?  «• 

:)i.i   144 

75 

44 

2il5 

45 

63 

8 

24 

8 

52 

I'lirillii'inirt    ,     , 

5 

1 

6 

1 

63 

Niiminiih^'ii  .     . 

2 

,    , 

,     , 

2 

,     , 

,    , 

64 

UruL'iH       .     .     . 

8 

,     , 

7 

2 

,    , 

65 

i'iil|iii|ilt'iira 

3 

,     , 

3 

1 

,     . 

6« 

DillHtlltdpM      .       , 

4      . 

^     , 

3 

2 

1 

57 

Cliini1i(ji|fi4    ,     . 

1 

,      , 

,    , 

,    , 

58 

Ci)rviliiliM      .     . 

« 

5 

,    , 

1 

6 

2 

3 

.  . 

2 

50 

Ilf  uifroliius .     . 

2 

2 

,    , 

,     , 

1 

,    , 

00 

Mllnti^^I)a       .     . 

13      . 

5 

10 

1 

1 

61 

Tricho^cclis .     . 

3      . 

2 

,    , 

3 

,    , 

,    , 

62 

UolDnniitera .     . 

1      . 

,    , 

,     , 

J     , 

,    J 

,  , 

63 

Clirysii|ia       .     . 

18 

7 

1 

15 

2 

2 

64 

Acanlliiiclisia    . 

2 

,    , 

1 

1 

1 

2 

65 

MyniiL'leim   .     . 

2!)      1 

11 

1 

14 

1 

8 

i 

66 

Asciiliiphus   .     . 

24 

12 

1 

19 

4 

4 

,  . 

67 

IJiltaoiH   .     .     . 

6      . 

2 

,  , 

4 

,    , 

,  J 

68 

Harjiienthus 

2      . 

2 

2 

,    , 

,  , 

,  , 

6<J 

SiTifo.-tciina .     , 

1 

,    , 

1 

.  . 

70 

MiicroniMna  .     . 

12      . 

9 

3 

8 

1 

4 

71 

Il.vili(>[isyt'ho     . 

I 

,    , 

,  , 

I 

,  , 

.  . 

72 

lii'ljtoi'iriis   . 

0      . 

5 

,  . 

5 

.  , 

. 

73 

CUiuiarrha    ,     . 

2 

1 

2 

507  |U 

iS 

128 

63 

377 

62 

88 

10 

33 

10 

™ 

FA. 

vriT.IES. 

fii 

ucra. 

Spcrit's. 

1 

Termitiua 

3 

31 

2 

Kiiibidina  . 

1 

3 

3 

r.<(ieiiia     . 

2 

12 

4 

Perlina 

2 

21 

5 
6 

Kphfinurina 
Oiloniita    . 

5 
43 

12 

208 

7 

Siiilina 

2 

10 

8 

llfiiier<ibina 

8 

02 

<J 

PaiKji'iiinii 

1 

5 

10 

I'hrjijaniua 

6 

23 

73 

JU7 

'''''I 


33G 


SUMMARY. 


S  U  M  31 A  R  Y. 


North  America  contains 
South  Anicrioii  contains 

Tutnl 


71()  spscios. 
1223       " 


Deducting  5;i  species  found  in  both  North  nnd  South  America,  tlie  whole  con- 
tinent of  America  contains  1170  species;  of  which  430  are  new  to  science. 

The  actual  number  of  "species  not  examined,"  220  for  North  America  and 
128  for  Soutli  America  (total  318),  is  considerably  less  in  reality;  the  species 
entirely  unknown  to  me  are  83  for  N,.rth  America  and  29  for  .South  America 
(total  112),  mostly  described  by  Say,  Asa  Fitch,  and  Pictet. 


f4.i 


.  '     >!• 


mm 


GLOSSARY/ 


I, 


Abnormal.     Devinting  from  the  usual  type. 

Accessory  subcostal  vein.     The  vf in  ^'iven  off  from  the  siibcosia,  aud 

hrniichiiig  towards  the  apex  of  the  wine;. 
Acuminate.     Fiiniishod  witli  a  produced  i)oint. 
Adult.     The  fully  matured  state  of  an  insect. 
Anal  angle.     The  posterior  interior  corner  of  a  vring. 
Anal  space.     The  area  at  th(»  post.'rior  haso  of  the  hind  wings,  which 

fdl  Is  together  when  the  wings  ai'e  at  rest,  as  in  most  Phrijijanex,kc. 
Anastomosis.     The  thickened  point  of  juncture  of  nervulea. 
Angulose.     Constituting  an  angle  or  angles. 
Annulated.     Ringed  ;  furnished  with  ring-like  band.s. 
Annulus.     A  ring  ;  a  narrow,  encircling  hand. 
Antecubital.     Pertaining  to  the  space  between  the  base  of  the  wing  and 

the  nodus. 
Antehumeral.     Pertaining  to  the  space  immediately  before  the  origin  of 

tlie  wiugs. 
Antennae.     Two  articulated  A^elers  placed  superiorly  upon  the  head. 
Anteocular.     In  front  of  the  eyes. 
Anterior.     Before  ;  forward  part. 
Anteriorly.     Forwardly  ;  in  front. 
Anus.     The  vent,  or  fundament. 

Apex.     The  extremity,  or  smaller  end  opposite  to  the  base. 
Apical.     Pertaining  to  the  apex. 

Apical  sector.     One  of  th.   longitudinal  veins  of  the  apex  of  a  wing. 
Approximated.     Placed  near ;  close  together. 
Arcuated,     ("urvcd,  as  a  bow. 
Article,  or  Articulation.     A  joint;  or  segmoit  between  two  'ransverae 

sutures. 
Areolate.     Furnished  with  small  areas. 
Auricle.     A  small  ear,  or  ear-like  process. 
Auriculated.     Furnished  with  anriclrs. 
Basal.     Pertaiuimr  to  the  base. 


•  This  Glossary  lias  liecn  prepared  ))y  Mr   I'iu.kr,  at  tlio  roiiuost  of  tlie  Smithsouian 

Instiliilinii,  witli  the  view  of  furuisliing  iiu  exjilauation  i.'f  tUo  techuical  terms  employed 
iu  tlio  present  work. 

22 


338 


GLOSSARY. 


<  ,*., 


■■f 


Base.     Tlio  foundation  ;  as,  Base  of  tlio  head  :  that  part  of  thf  lic.i.l 

plied  against  the  thorax. 
Biarcuated.     Twice-curved. 
Bicolored,     Two-colored. 
Bidentate.     Two-toothed. 
Bifid.     Two -branched. 
Bifurcated.     Two-forked. 
Bi-iinpressed.     Twice-impressed. 
Bilineated.     Marked  witli  two  lines. 
Bilobed.     Fiirnislied  with  two  lobes. 
Bimaculated.     Twice-spotted  ;  liaviug  two  spol^. 
Binotated.     With  two  marks,  or  dots. 
Biovate.     Twice-ovate. 
Biparted.     Separated  into  two  parts. 
Biserrated.     Troviiled  with  two  small  trian;,'ular  (ecni. 
Bisetous.     Furnished  with  two  hristle-like  a.Mpendaycs. 
Bituberculated.     Provided  with  two  tubercles. 
Bivittated.     Marked  with  two  lom^itudinal  stripes. 
Branchiae.     Breathing  tubes  analogous  to  gills. 
Calcarated.     Armed  with  spurs. 
Carbonaceous.     Resembling  diarcoal. 
Carina.     An  elevated  keel-like  edge. 
Carinate.     Furnished  with  a  carina. 
Carpus.     The  ptiroxiiijma. 

Caudal.     Pertaining  to  the  end  of  the  abdomen. 
Cellule.     A  little  space  surroumled  by  veins,  on  tins  win-s. 
Cerci.     The  .superior  processes  at  the  .'ud  of  the  abdomen. 
Chalybeoua.     Of  a  steel-blue  color. 
Cilia.     Hairs  set  like  a  fringe  :  resembling  eyelashes. 
Ciliated.     Furnished  with  rilia. 
Cinereous.     Of  an  ash-gray  color. 

Clavate.     Furnished  witli  a  thickened  extremity  like  a  club. 
Clypeus.     That  part  of  ff,.'  head  immediately  above  the  labrum. 
Compressed      Flattened  together,  as  if  by  pressure  applied  at  each  side. 
Confluent.     Flowing  together  ;  united  at  the  ends,  as  the  veins  of  win-s. 
Connate.     United  ;  not  separated  by  an  articulated  suture. 
Cordiforra.     Hhai^ed  like  a  heart. 
Coriaceous.     Of  a  consistence  resembling  leather. 
Costa.     Tli*  game  as  costal  rein. 
Costal.     Pertaining  to  the  costa. 

Costal  area.  A  space  between  the  coMa  and  tlio  next  longitudinal  vein. 
Costal  vein.  Tlie  rtb-Htte  vein  of  the  anterior  margin  of  tlu!  wing';,  fol- 
lowed, in  the  section  X  nroptrrn,  by  the  suhcosia,  the  ra,lius,  and  the 
cnl.ltm;  the  latt.T  is  frcjuently  double  (cuh.  anticus,  cub.  i^sficns). 
Cultriform.  Shaped  like  a  pruning-knife. 
Cuneiform.     Shaped  like  a  wedge. 


r- 


GLOSSARY. 


339 


Cupreous.     Of  a  coppor-polor. 

Deciduous.     Casting  oil'  tliu  wings. 

Dentated.     Furiflshed  with  teelli. 

Denticle.     A  .small  tootli. 

Depressed.     Flattened  down. 

Dilated.     Widened,  expanded. 

Discoidal.     Pertaining  to  tlie  di.sk  or  middle. 

Discoidal  areolets.     Spaces  of  tlie  middle  of  a  wing  ;  in  the  LiheHulhm 

they  are  i)laced  beyond  the  triangle. 
Disk.     The  middle  surface. 

Divaricated.     Spreading  apart,  as  two  gradually  separating  branches. 
Dolabriform.     Shaped  like  a  hatchet. 
Dorsum.     The  superior  surface  of  the  thorax  or  abdomen. 
Elliptical.     Elongate-oval. 
Emarginate,  or  Emarginated.     Notched. 

Ensiform.     Sword-shaped  ;  sharp  on  both  edges,  and  tapering  to  a  point. 
Epistoma.     That  part  of  the  face  between  the  Jhjul  and  labrum. 
Equal.     Of  the  same  size  or  length. 

Exciaiofl.     A  cut  out  of  an  edge,  not  always  of  the  same  sha/.o 
Facies.     Aspect ;  appearance. 
Falcate,     -^ickle-shaped  ;  curved  like  a  sick' ■.. 
Fascia.     Used  here  as  a  stripe  broader  thar.  a  lit.  . 
Femora.     Tli*»  thighs. 
Femor.     A  thigh. 
Fenestrated.     Marked  with  transparent  spots  surrounded  by  a  darker 

colur,  somewhat  like  panes  ot  glass  in  windows. 
Ferruginous.     '  ust-colored. 
Filiform.     Sh'uder  and  cylindrical,  like  a  thread. 
Flavescent.     Somewhat  yellow. 

Flexuoufs      Almost  zigzaL'   more  acute  at  the  an^^les  than  undulating. 
Foliaceous.     Leaf-like. 

Forcipated.     FurnisJied  with  two  pieces  approaching  at  the  ends  like 

jiincers. 
Fovea.     A  more  or  less  rounded  depression. 
Foveolate.     Furnislied  witli  ,  or  depressions. 

Free.     Unrestrained  in  articuiaud  movement;  not  soldered  at  the  points 

of  contact. 

Front.     The  fore-face,  bounded  by  the  eyes,  the  vertex,  and  usually  be- 
neath by  the  <ijislom<i. 
Frontal.     Pertaiiiing  to  the  front. 
Fuliginous.     Of  tho  color  of  dark  »m#ke. 
Fulvo-aeji«0U9.     Brazen,  with  a  tinge  of  hrownisli-yellow. 
Fulvous.     Tan  ,,y,  color  of  the  common  deer. 
Furcates      Forked  ;  >>plit  into  two  separating  ends. 
Fuscescent.     Mrasin^^'ly  fuscous. 
Fusco-ferruginoim      ii. i^t  ,<,i,,ivd,  wi  vnish  tinge. 


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340 


GLOSSARY, 


Fusco-teataceoua.     Dull  lodilisli-lirown. 
Fuscoua.     Dark  hrown,  apinoacliiiii;  black. 

Fusiform.     Spinillo-slmpcd  ;  cradiially  tnpiiriiig  at  oa?1i  end. 

Genital  lobe.     Tlie  bau-Iikc  appendage  ii])on  tho  socoud  vontral  seL'rn.cnl 
of  tlio  iiialo  dragon-lly. 

aenltal  accessory  organs.     Tlia  hooks,  &c.,  situated  beneatlitlie  second 
voiitral  segincnt  of  the  iiialo  dragon-lly,  &c. 

Glaucous.     Of  a  soa-grcon  color, 

Guttae.     Marks  resoinI)ling  dots  or  small  spots, 

Guttated.     Marked  with  (jultw. 

Gradate.     Step  by  step;  successive. 

Granulated.     Provided  witli  uilnuto,  close  prominences,  like  very  small 
grains  of  sanil,  he. 

Hab.     Abbreviation  of  Ilah'nat. 

Habitat.     The  place  or  region  wlu'oh  an  insect  inhabits. 

Habitus.     Aspect  ;  general  appearance,  or  likeness. 

Hamate.     Furnished  with  hooks,  or  hook-like  processes. 

Hamule.     A  small  hook. 

Hastated.     Halberd-shaped  ;  excavated  at  tho  base  and  sides,  but  with 

spreading  lobes  or  angles. 
Hastiform.     Shaped  like  a  lialherd. 
Haustellate.     Furnished  witli  a  prol)oscis-like  mouth. 
Hirsute.     Clothed  witli  shaggy  liairs. 
Humeral.     lU'hniging  to  the  hunt,  run  or  .slioulder. 
Hyaline.     Transparent ;  of  tho  color  of  water. 
Imagines.     Phiral  of  imaijo. 

Imago.     The  insect  in  i..s  last  staae,  alt(-r  passing  through  larva  and  jnqHU 
Immarginare.     Not  furnished  with  a  turned-up  eilge, 
Incanous.     Hoary;  clothed  with  whitish  hair  or  powder. 
Incision.     A  silt-like  cut. 

Incisures,     The  impressed  transverse  lines  between  the  segments  of  the 

abdomen,  &c. 
Incomplete.     Not  fully  developed, 
Inferlorly.     Beneath;  pertaining  to  the  lower  surface. 
Infracted.     Bent ;  suddenly  bent. 
Infumated,     Clouded,  as  if  witli  tohacco-snioko. 
.Tnfuscated.     Darkened  with  a  blackish  vinge. 
Interrupted.     Suddenly  stojiped. 
Involuted.     Rolled  inwards  spirally. 
Irrorated.     Marked  with  spots  like  i  eckles. 
Labium.     The  lower  lip  of  an  insect, 
Labrum.     The  upper  liji  of  an  insect, 
Lamelliform.     Sli,i]ied  like  a  plate  of  metal,  &c. 
Lamina.     A  plate  or  sheet-like  piece. 
Laminated.     Provided  with  lamina. 
Lanceolate,  or  Lanceolated.     Shaped  like  a  !-pc.n. 


i 

C 

c 
c 


GLOSSARY, 


341 


Larva      Tlio  first  stage  of  an  insoct  after  it  k  excluded  from  the  egg. 

Lateral,     rertaining  to  tlio  sides. 

Laterally.     Sideways. 

Linear.     Sliapod  li]<e  ;.  line  ;  very  narrow  in  form. 

Llneated.     Provided  witli  line-like  marks, 

Lunule.     A  half-moon-.shaiied  object  or  mark. 

Lurid.     Bright  colors  obscured. 

Luteous.     Egg-yellow;  clay-yellow. 

Maculosa.     S])otted. 

Mandibles.     Jaws  ;    two,  generally  liorny  pieces  of  the  mouth,  imme- 
diately under  the  labrum. 
Mandibulate.     Tarnished  with  mandibles. 
Margined.     Edged  ;  jirovidiid  with  a  margin. 
Marmorated.     Marbled  ;  veined  like  marble. 

Maxillae.     Pieces  of  the  mouth  which  occuT,y  the  places  of  the  jaw-bones. 
Maxillary  palpi.     Jointed  appendages  attached  to  the  7naxill:v. 
Median,  or  Medial.     Of,  or  occui.ying  the  middle. 
Median  Nervule.     The  thir.l  basal  nervule  in  ('alopirrninn,  kc. 
Median  space.     The  posterior  space  at  the  base  of  the  wings  in  Cah.,.- 
Iiriix,  kii. 

Membranaceous.     Of  a  membrnne-like  character. 

Membranule.     The  small  triangular  llap  at  the  interior  base  of  the  wiuf^ 
in  J.ilivlluliiia,  &c. 

Meridional.     E(iuatorial. 

Mesothorax.     Middle  primary  division  of  the  thorax. 

Metathorax.     The  posterior  primary  division  of  the  thorax. 

Mobile.     Movable. 

Monlliform.     Bhappfl  like  a  string  of  beads. 

Multi-areolate.     Comjjosed  of  many  small  areas  or  spaces. 

Multi-articulate,     (\imposed  of  many  articles  or  joints. 

Mutic.     Unarmed,  i.  >.,  without  spines,  &c. 

Nasus.     A  space  directly  abovf  the  lahrura. 

Nasute.     Bearing  a  projection  like  a  nose;  said  of  certain  workers.  .U., 

amongst  the  Termites. 
Nebula.     A  cloud-like  spot. 

Nodal.     ler'aininc  to  an  oblique  stout  vein,  tailed  the  nodus. 
Nodulose.     Clothed  with  knot-like  small  prominences. 
Nodus.     A  stout,  obli.jue,  short  vein  in  the  fklonata,  at  the  place  where 

the  anterior  margin  of  the  wings  is  somewhat  drawn  in. 
Obovate.     Inversely  ovate,  the  smaller  end  turned  towards  the  base. 
Obsolete.     Not  distinct,  or  almost  lost  to  view. 
'btected.     Covered. 

Oi;elli.     The  simple  eyes  ex  insects :  usually  three  amongst  the  NmropUra 
Ochraceous,  or  Ochreous.     Of  a  more  or  less  deep  ochre-color. 
Occiput.     The  back  part  of  the  liead  behind  the  vtrlrx. 
Olivaceous.     Of  an  olive-color. 

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342 


GLOSSARY. 


'Mr 


I 


Onychium.     See  Plantula. 
Oval.     Kpg-sliaped. 
Ovate.     More  or  less  oval. 

Palpi.     Tho  feelers  attached  to  the  mouth  of  insects. 
Pectus.     The  breast,  or  inferior  surface  of  tho  llwrax. 
Petlolated.     Narrowed  into  a  handle-like  neck ;  as  tho  base  of  tho  wings 
ill  Ai/rion. 

Phalerated.     Marked  with  stripes  and  bands  like  the  harness  of  a  horae. 
Piceous.     Color  of  pitch. 

Pile.     Hair;  usually  hair  arranged  somewhat  in  rows. 

Pilose.     Clothed  with  pile. 

Plantula.     A  small  lap  or  membranous  appendage  between  the  tarsal 

nails  of  insects  ;  also  called  0>ii/r/iium. 
Plicited.     Furnished  with  folds  ;  folded. 
Postcostal,  or  Postcubltal.     Pertaining  to  the  space  between  the  nodus 

and  ji/<  nistic/iim. 
Posteriorly.     Ikdiind;  after. 

Process.     A  prolongation  of  the  surface,  such  as  an  ear-like  elevation,  &c. 
Produced.     Drawn  out ;  prolonged. 
Prothorax.     The  first  segment  of  tho  llumtx. 
Pruinose.     Clothed  with  bluish  or  white  bloom  or  powder. 
Pterostigma.     A  more  or  less  colored  mark  upon  the  anterior  man?in 
before  tho  apex  of  a  wing,  between  the  costal  and  tho  followhig 
longitudinal  vein. 
Pterostigmatical.     Pertaining  to  the  pterostigma,  or  its  locality. 
Pubescent.     Clothed  with  sliort,  soft,  line  hair  or  down. 
Punctiform.     Shaped  like  a  point  or  dot. 
Pyriform.     Shajied  like  a  pear. 
Quadrangular  space.     The  space  immediately  beyond  the  basal  one  and 

in  front  of  the  median  space  of  the  wings. 
Radius.     The  vein  just  behind  the  subcostal  one. 
Raptatorial.     Adapted  for  seizing  prey. 
Recurved.     Curved  backwards. 
Reniform.     Kidney-shaped. 

Reticulated.     Furnished  with  veining  or  marking  like  network. 
.  Reticulation.     Veining,  or  marking  like  the  meshes  of  a  net. 
Rhinarium.     The  nostril-piece ;  a  portion  of  the  nasus,  or  its  eiiuivalent 
nhen  reduced  in  size. 

Rhombical.     Quadrangular,  with  two  opposite  angles  acute  and   two 

obtuse. 
Rhomboidal.     Somewhat  in  tlie  shape  of  a  rhomb. 
Rufescent.     Somewhat  reddish. 
Rufous.     li  eddish. 

Rugose.     Wrinkled  ;  furnished  with  numerous  rough,  small  elevations 

like  wrinkles. 
Rugulae.     Minute  wrinkles. 
Rugulose.     Minutely  wrinkled. 


GLOSSARY. 


343 


bo  winga 
'  a  horse. 

10  tarsal 
he  nodus 
tioD,  &c. 


inargin 

illowimr 


one  and 


livalent 
lul   two 


vations 


Salient.     Projecting  ;  jutting  out. 

Sanguineous.     IJIood-red. 

Sectors.     Longitudinal  nerves  which  strike  tlie  principal  nerves  at  au 

angle,  and  usually  reach  the  apex  or  hind  margin  of  the  wing. 
Semlhyaline.     Half  tran.si)arent. 
Semilunar,     llalf-moou  shaped. 

Sericeous.  Having  the  surface  with  a  silk-liko  gloss,  usually  from 
miimte,  dense  hairs. 

Serrated.     Having  prominences  like  saw-teeth. 

Seta.     A  bristle-like  appendage,  such  as  at  the  tail  of  fCj>h,m< m,  &c. 

Setaceous.     Bristle-like  ;  resembling  a  bristle. 

Setae.     Plural  of  Seia. 

Setiform.     Bristle-shaped. 

Sinuated.     Scooped  out,  or  broadly  shallowly  excavated  on  a  margin. 

Spurs.  Stiff  bristle-like  appendages  upon  the  tihw.  In  the  Pl,i  v-ganeffi 
they  are  either  at  the  tip  or  in  the  middle  of  the  tibia' ;  their  number 
affords  an  important  character  for  classilication,  an, I  is  expressed 
by  tliree  figures,  meaning  the  three  successive  i)airs  of  fe(.t ;  thus 
2,  4,  4,  means  two  terminal  spurs  on  the  fore  tibi;e,  two  terminal 
and  two  mid,Ho  ones  on  the  middle  tibia>,  and  two  terminal  and 
two  miildle  ones  on  the  hind  tihi.-e. 

Stramineovt.     Straw-colored;  yellow. 

Stria.     A  line,  usually  depressed,  sometimes  composed  of  punctures. 

Striae.     Plural  of  stria. 

Striated.     Charged  with  stria). 

Subaduncate.     Sominvhat  hooked  or  curved. 

Subcinereous.     Somewhat  gray. 

Subcosta.     The  vein  just  behind  the  cnsta. 

Subhyaline.     Almost  transparent,  or  water-colored. 

Subimago.     A  state  of  Ephemera,  ka.,  wherein  the  wings,  &c.,  are  covered 
with  a  m..m])rane,  which  is  cast  off  when  it  becomes  au  Immjo. 

Submarginal.     Just  behind  the  margin. 

Submedian  nerv>^.     The  longitudinal  lar-e  nerve  just  behind  the  mcdinn. 

Subnude.     Ahmst  without  clothing;  without  hairs,  in:. 

Subocular.     Beneath  the  eyes. 

Subrect.     Almost  straight. 

Subscabrous.     Indistinctly  rough. 

Subulate,     Shaped  like  an  awl. 

Sulcus.     A  croove-like  excavation. 

Sulphureous.     Of  a  eolor  resembling  sulphur. 

Suture.     A  senm,  or  impressed  line  ;  usually  between  secments. 
Tarsus  (plnral  Tarsi).     The  terminal,  almost  always  jointed  divisions  of 

the  foot  of  an  insect,  immediately  after  the  tibia. 
Teneral.     A  state  of  the  immjo  after  exclusion,  in  which  it  has  not  fully 

completed  its  coloring,  clothing,  kc. 
Testaceo-hyaline.     Transixirent,  with  a  slight  tinge  of  dull  reddish. 
Testaceous.     Dull  brick-color. 


844 


GLOSSARY. 


m 


:^iii 


Tetragonal.     Having  n.ur  sides  or  nn^-los. 

Thorax.     Th..  socon,!  i.ri.u.iry  sogment  „f  tho  l,oily,  bo.arinc?  the  lo-s  an.l 

AVI  lips. 

Thyridium.  A  small  palo  or  almost  transrarcnt  spot  near  tho  anasto- 
mosis of  tlio  disk  of  tho  wings  in  J'/,n/,i,nniin. 

Tibia.     Tl,o  shanks  ;  that  part  of  tho  h.g  botwoon  tho  fomnr  and  tarsus. 

Trapezoidal.     T'our  sidd,  with  two  si.los  uno,p,;i!  and  parallol. 

Triangle.  A  throe-sidod  llgure;  found  in  tho  front  wings  oi  Lil.lhda 
iioar  tlio  liaso. 

Triarticulate.     Composod  of  throo  joints  or  articlos. 

Trifid.     t'loft  into  throo  onds. 

Trifoveolated.     Furnisliod  witli  throe  pits  or  fovea;. 

Trigonal.     Triangnlar,  tliroo-si(U'd. 

Trilobed.     Having  tliroe  h)hos. 

Triquetral.     Having  tliroo  more  or  less  long  an.'lo.s. 

Trochanters.     The  joints  of  the  logs  situated  ^between  tlie  r,;unra  and 

rii.rii . 

Truncated.     Cut  S(|uare  ofT. 

Tuberculoid.     Kosombling  a  fuberole. 

Tuberculose.     Covorod  with  tiibondo-liko  prominences. 

Unguiculus.     A  nail,  liko  that  at  tho  extremity  of  the  /arsu. 

Unguiculi.     I'lural  of  i'n,,nirnl,„. 

Unique.     A  single  irdividual  of  a  kind. 

Vaginated.     Covorod  with  a  sheath-like  plate,  or  v„.,i„n. 

Valvule.     A  small  valve-Iiko  iweess. 

Venter.     The  under  .suffac«»  of  the  «W.»,h. 

Ventral.     Pertaining  to  tl„.  under  .surskeo  of  tho  al.donK-u. 

Verrucose.     Covered  with  x\art-liW  prominenees. 

Vertex.     TW  upiwr  part  of  the  hea,l,  just  above  tho  /)•-,„'. 

Vesicle  of  the  penis.     The  h:,.-.Uke  appendage  on' the  seeond  ventral 

segtiii'iit  lit  tlie  utale  dragon-fly. 
Villose.     Clotho,!  wjih  soft,  rather  long,  hair. 
Violaceous.     Viok't-colorod. 
Viridescent.     S.mewh.-it  greenixh.. 
Vulva.     The  oiiilee  of  tl.e  fema.lie  genital  tube. 
Vulvar.     IVrtaining  to  the  viiit«-a. 

Vulvar  lamina.     The  scale  or  appendage  upon  the  ventral  surface  of  the 
eijjhth  segment  in  the  female  dr.agon-fly. 


-Al. 


TV  those  doMron.  of  becoming  better  acquainted  with  the  terminology 
<rf  ^europto,.a  o.poc.ally  that  of  the  neuration  of  tho  wings,  the  followii.g 
niexjHMis.ve  httle  work  may  be  reeommon,led:  Xrur.,,Ura  ..sV./...,  by 
Fnedr.  Brauer  and  Fran.  Loew,  Vienna,  18,^,7,  with  live  plates.  Although 
written  m  Geuuan,  it  will  prove  useful,  on  account  of  its  plates,  even  to 
those  not  familiar  with  that  language. 


legs  and 
aiiasto- 
tcirsus. 

aIii  lltila 


I  X  D  E  X . 


rn  and 


oiitral 


3f  Ihi 


ology 
wing 

'',  i>y 
uitgh 
JH  to 


AennthnpIiKi?,  223,  324 
Aeschna,  I  HI,  ;!14 
Aksciinina,  (IH,  117,  312, 

31 1 
ARriim,  7t,  87,  310,  312 
Al.'HIl.MNA,     ,0(),     02,    05, 

3().'i,  3(17 
Aleuriiiiia,  IHO 
Amjiliiiiti'i-yx,  307 
Aimliiilin,  204 
Aniix,  117,  31 1 


Diilymop.'i,  13,5 
Di|)la.x,  173,  3IS 
l^yllicmis,  102,  317 


A  fill  tan  ia,  270 
Apcaldiihus,  237,  326 
Atroiios,  8 

Partis,  41,  301 
Uaryiientluis,  328 
lit'Iunojitora,  321 
liiM-aea,  21)0 
liiltacu.s,  210,  327 
limous,  210 
llrachycc'iitrus,  272 

Cnenis,  54 

CALOrTEKVOIJfA,  56,  305 

Calopteryx,  ."iO 

Cttliiterines,  1,  299 

Cnpnia,  32,  303 

Celitheniis,  M7 

ChaU'oiiteryx.  307 

Chaiiliiiaes,  180,  321 

Chiiiiarrha,  207,  329 

Chry.si.im.  211,  o23 

Clol-,  52,  304 
Clothilla,  7 
Col]ii)taiiliiis,  253 
Caniojiteiyx,  197 
Cora,  307 

ConhilcKapter,  115,  313 
Cordulia,  130,  315 
CoKDtr.iNA,  132,  315 
Corydalis,  192,  321 

Dasystoma,  27.1 
Besniotaiilius,  .163 
Biaslatdpp,  321 
Uicterias  307 


ESmbidina,  xix,  7,  301 

Kiuiicyla,  207 
j  Kiilieinora,  38 
I  Ephcmcrina,   xlx,    38, 

304 
E|iitlieon,  134 
Ki'potdgdiiii.lius,  flS 
Kryllieini.a,  108,  317 
Kiu'loii,  309 
Euptiloii,  237 

(JoMPiiiNA,  98,  312 
(}om|ili()i(lux,  111,  312 
Oomphus,  98,  102,  312 
Gynacaiitha,  131,  315 

Ilageniiis,  114' 
irallesiis,  205 
Ik'lidcliaris,  306 
Hcmcrobina,   xx,  196, 

322 
Ilemerobiiis,  200,  322 
llctaorina,  58,  305 
Ilodoteniicp,  209 
IIy(Iro|i.syclif,  280,  329 
lIviilKII'SVClllDE.S,  284 

llydioptiln,  274 
Ilyponeiira,  309 

lotinus,  313 
Tsuliiiura,  75,  310 
IsDptei-yx,  31 

Lais,  305 
Lepthemis,  100,  316 

L^Iitcigiister,  3(19 
Li;cT<i(Ki!ii)i;s,  275 
Lcptoceriis,  270,  329 
Lesto?,  05    308 
Leiictra,  37 
Lilielluln,  150,  316 
LlllEI.LULlNA,     132,     141, 
315 


LfMNopiiii.iiiKs,  253 
Liiiiiiiipliihin,  253,  254 
iMai'i'iiMiia,  132 
MiicrDiicma,  2SI,  328 
Mantispa,  207,  322 
JNIccis^tdirastor,  04,  308 
AIf;;al(iniiis,   19S 
;  Mi'f,'iil(iprc|iiis,  02,  307 
M.'ltMima,  210 
Me-iipc,  218 
Mo.siitlieinis,  170,  318 
Mioniiiiii^,  lils 
MicrDHliijiiiii,  303 
Miilaiina,  275 
Muninini.'i,  273 
Jlyniifloun,  225,  324 

Nannopliya,  180,  320 
N(diah>iiiii«,  74 
Ncmimrii,  30 
Ni'of,'(iiiuiliup,  110 
Neo'iifura,  309 
Neiii-diiia,  249 
NKiiioi'TKitA,  xix,  187 
Notiildhia,  271 
Nutusticttt,  309 

Odonata,  xix,  55,  305 
Olij^oneiiria,  304 
Olyiitha,  7,  301 
Opliiofroinjiliijj,^  101 

Ortliemiri,  100,  310 

Palinptenia,  40,  304 
Palpcple'ira,  320 
raiiuriia,  211 

Panorpina,  xx,  240,  327 
Pantala,  Ml,  .'iLi 
Pahii'iiuu'iiiii,  72 
Pantiihloliia,  71 
Peritheiiiis,  185,  319 
Perla,  17,  302 
Perlina,  xx,  14,  302 
Petal  ia,  313 
Petalura,  117 
Plitncs  314 
Pbilopotamus,  291 


U; 


!(■■ 


iPi 


w  ^^ 


I 


316 


INDEX. 


f 


I'liryganoa,  2,'J2 

I'llUVdAMIiKS,   21!) 

Phrvganina,   xx,   2i0, 

Platlienii.i,  I  111 
l'o(lat?rii)n,  .'fOU 
PolycBntrdpiip,  202 
Poly  toeclidtoK,  200 
PoliuuanthuH,  51 
Pronomphiis,  1 10 
Protoneura,  7.'i,  .'ilO 

PSBLDONEIHIUITEU.V,  x'lX, 

1 

Pseiidnstifjina,  Ti;!,  .inS 

PSEUDOSIIOMATA,  02 


rsocina,  xx,  7,  302 

Psn.MIS,  H,  3tl2 
INyt'lioMiyiii,  2'.'4 
PtiMonarcyH,  14 
PyrrliDHomii,  85,  .311 

Hniihidin,  10.1,  .•?2l 
Uliyiir.iphilii,  20,') 

UUYAl  IH'IIILIUES,  295 

Sorioogtoma,  270,  .n2S 
Skiiicostomiiieh,  270 
Sotodfs,  2H(> 
Sialina,  x\,  187,  321 

siuiis,  la? 


Ril..,  ■J72 
Sixyiii,  107 
Tatniopteryx,  31 
Tcritio.-,  .'1,'200 
Tormitina,  xx,  1, 
TeriiiiipMi.i,  ;( 
Tf  t.r»j;iiiieiiria,  140 
Tliyrsojihiirus,  302 
Tliore,  307 
TiiKide.-t,  205 
Trnmoa,  143,  3IH 
Trichdcnumis,  72 
Triohosctdis,  323 

Uraois,  320 


COnilECTIONS  AND  ADPITfoNg, 


347 


It 
II 


CORRECTIOXS  AND  ADDITIONS. 

rag«     2,  1  ine  23,  place  semicolon  instead  of  comma  after  »/,  Ihnrhh. 

4,  line  2,  n.ld :  "  witli  a  distinct  fovea  in  the  middle,"  wliiclj  is  oc- 
cuiiicd  by  a  minute,  elevated  point. 

R,  lino  7,  dele  last  e  in  remiginou.s ;  alno  on  page  HO,  lino  r,,  nixl 
wherever  found  so  spelt, 
(ft),  bottom  of  page,  dele  dia>resi9  from  a  in  Ilag.-n. 
C4,  lino  If),  for  Meeistogastur  rend  Mecistogaster. 
'It),  lino  24,  place  a  comma  after  the  word  front. 
Tit,  line  ID,  place  a  comma  before  the  word  pniiiiose. 

70,  lino  21,  remove  t!io  comma  from  behind  the  word  cxieriorh,  -md 
place  it  before. 

7^  lino  21,  add  the  word  wll/,,  to  the  clause  :  a  dorsal  line,  &o. 

Sr,,  lino  27,  place  a  comma  before  and  after  I>rasx^.,jr<e„. 
118,  line  'M,  plans  a  semicolon  in  the  st.-ad  of  comma  before  bnr  <,//,. 
131,  line  30,  place  a  comma  after  iiarroiml. 
143,  line  22,  pi.  xxxviii:  ohniige  to  pi.  xlviii. 
170,  bottom  of  pn.ir..,  for  Iluastee  rcwl  Iluastec. 
218,  lino  34,  far  little  read  dot. 

223,  lino  19,  jilace  a  comma  after  fide. 

224,  lino  1,  ])lac(!  a  comma  after  hmruth. 

2.'.(J,  place  after  de^^eription  of  l.lmnnplulus  rad>a,„.,  Ilab.  N    W    Ter 
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